El Salvador vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 3.1 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Lithuania about 3.1 times.
El SalvadorLithuaniaEl Salvador moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.32× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 3.1× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Vilnius |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Lithuania?
- No. El Salvador is 3.1 times smaller than Lithuania. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Lithuania?
- About 3.1 times: Lithuania has 3.1× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Lithuania?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 2,888,774. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².