El Salvador vs Lebanon
El Salvador is 2.01 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into El Salvador about 2.0 times.
El SalvadorLebanonEl Salvador moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
2.01×
El Salvador is 2.01× the area of Lebanon.
| El Salvador | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Beirut |
| 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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Yes. El Salvador is 2.01 times larger than Lebanon. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into El Salvador?
- About 2.0 times: El Salvador has 2.01× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do El Salvador and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 5,849,421. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².