El Salvador vs Liberia
Liberia is 5.29 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Liberia about 5.3 times.
El SalvadorLiberiaEl Salvador moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
0.19×
El Salvador is 0.19× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 5.29× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Monrovia |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. El Salvador is 5.29 times smaller than Liberia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Liberia?
- About 5.3 times: Liberia has 5.29× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 5,731,206. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Liberia 51 per km².