El Salvador vs Mexico
Mexico is 93.7 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Mexico about 94 times.
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 93.7× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Mexico City |
| Region | Central America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. El Salvador is 93.7 times smaller than Mexico. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Mexico?
- About 94 times: Mexico has 93.7× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Mexico 67 per km².