El Salvador vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 5.72 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Nicaragua about 5.7 times.
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El Salvador is 0.17× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 5.72× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Managua |
| Region | Central America | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. El Salvador is 5.72 times smaller than Nicaragua. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Nicaragua?
- About 5.7 times: Nicaragua has 5.72× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².