El Salvador vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 43.9 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Nigeria about 44 times.
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 43.9× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Abuja |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. El Salvador is 43.9 times smaller than Nigeria. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Nigeria?
- About 44 times: Nigeria has 43.9× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².