El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 22.0 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Papua New Guinea about 22 times.
El SalvadorPapua New GuineaEl Salvador moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 22.0× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. El Salvador is 22.0 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 22 times: Papua New Guinea has 22.0× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².