El Salvador vs Kuwait
El Salvador is 18% larger than Kuwait.
El SalvadorKuwaitEl Salvador moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
1.18×
El Salvador is 1.18× the area of Kuwait.
| El Salvador | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Kuwait City |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. El Salvador is 18% larger than Kuwait. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.2 times: El Salvador has 1.18× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do El Salvador and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 4,865,298. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².