El Salvador vs Niue
El Salvador is 80.9 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into El Salvador about 81 times.
El SalvadorNiueEl Salvador moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
80.9×
El Salvador is 80.9× the area of Niue.
| El Salvador | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,821 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Alofi |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. El Salvador is 80.9 times larger than Niue. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into El Salvador?
- About 81 times: El Salvador has 80.9× the area of Niue.
- Why do El Salvador and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,821. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².