El Salvador vs Mauritius
El Salvador is 10.3 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into El Salvador about 10 times.
El SalvadorMauritiusEl Salvador moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
10.3×
El Salvador is 10.3× the area of Mauritius.
| El Salvador | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Port Louis |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. El Salvador is 10.3 times larger than Mauritius. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into El Salvador?
- About 10 times: El Salvador has 10.3× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do El Salvador and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,243,741. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².