El Salvador vs Palestine
El Salvador is 2.56 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into El Salvador about 2.6 times.
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El Salvador is 2.56× the area of Palestine.
| El Salvador | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. El Salvador is 2.56 times larger than Palestine. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into El Salvador?
- About 2.6 times: El Salvador has 2.56× the area of Palestine.
- Why do El Salvador and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 5,413,596. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Palestine 659 per km².