El Salvador vs Morocco
Morocco is 21.2 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Morocco about 21 times.
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 21.2× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Rabat |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. El Salvador is 21.2 times smaller than Morocco. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Morocco?
- About 21 times: Morocco has 21.2× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Morocco 86 per km².