El Salvador vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 19.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Paraguay about 19 times.
El SalvadorParaguayEl Salvador moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 19.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Asuncion |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. El Salvador is 19.3 times smaller than Paraguay. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Paraguay?
- About 19 times: Paraguay has 19.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².