El Salvador vs Kiribati
El Salvador is 25.9 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into El Salvador about 26 times.
El SalvadorKiribatiEl Salvador moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
25.9×
El Salvador is 25.9× the area of Kiribati.
| El Salvador | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 136,488 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Tarawa |
| Region | Central America | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is El Salvador bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. El Salvador is 25.9 times larger than Kiribati. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into El Salvador?
- About 26 times: El Salvador has 25.9× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do El Salvador and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Kiribati about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Kiribati?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 136,488. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².