El Salvador vs Mali
Mali is 58.9 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Mali about 59 times.
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 58.9× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Bamako |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. El Salvador is 58.9 times smaller than Mali. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Mali?
- About 59 times: Mali has 58.9× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Mali 20 per km².