El Salvador vs Macao
El Salvador is 183 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into El Salvador about 183 times.
El SalvadorMacaoEl Salvador moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 183× the area of Macao.
| El Salvador | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 685,900 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | — |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. El Salvador is 183 times larger than Macao. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into El Salvador?
- About 183 times: El Salvador has 183× the area of Macao.
- Why do El Salvador and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 685,900. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².