El Salvador vs Palau
El Salvador is 45.2 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into El Salvador about 45 times.
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45.2×
El Salvador is 45.2× the area of Palau.
| El Salvador | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 17,663 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Koror |
| Region | Central America | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. El Salvador is 45.2 times larger than Palau. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into El Salvador?
- About 45 times: El Salvador has 45.2× the area of Palau.
- Why do El Salvador and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 17,663. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Palau 38 per km².