El Salvador vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 38.1 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Mozambique about 38 times.
El SalvadorMozambiqueEl Salvador moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.03× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 38.1× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Maputo |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- No. El Salvador is 38.1 times smaller than Mozambique. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Mozambique?
- About 38 times: Mozambique has 38.1× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².