El Salvador vs Malta
El Salvador is 66.6 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into El Salvador about 67 times.
El SalvadorMaltaEl Salvador moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
66.6×
El Salvador is 66.6× the area of Malta.
| El Salvador | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 579,704 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Valletta |
| Region | Central America | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. El Salvador is 66.6 times larger than Malta. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into El Salvador?
- About 67 times: El Salvador has 66.6× the area of Malta.
- Why do El Salvador and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 579,704. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².