El Salvador vs Libya
Libya is 83.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Libya about 84 times.
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 83.6× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Tripoli |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. El Salvador is 83.6 times smaller than Libya. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Libya?
- About 84 times: Libya has 83.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².