El Salvador vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 41.9 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Pakistan about 42 times.
El SalvadorPakistanEl Salvador moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 41.9× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Islamabad |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. El Salvador is 41.9 times smaller than Pakistan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Pakistan?
- About 42 times: Pakistan has 41.9× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².