El Salvador vs Nepal
Nepal is 6.99 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Nepal about 7.0 times.
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0.14×
El Salvador is 0.14× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 6.99× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Kathmandu |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. El Salvador is 6.99 times smaller than Nepal. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Nepal?
- About 7.0 times: Nepal has 6.99× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Nepal 201 per km².