El Salvador vs Malawi
Malawi is 5.63 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Malawi about 5.6 times.
El SalvadorMalawiEl Salvador moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
0.18×
El Salvador is 0.18× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 5.63× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Lilongwe |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. El Salvador is 5.63 times smaller than Malawi. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Malawi?
- About 5.6 times: Malawi has 5.63× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Malawi 188 per km².