El Salvador vs Peru
Peru is 61.1 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Peru about 61 times.
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 61.1× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Lima |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. El Salvador is 61.1 times smaller than Peru. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Peru?
- About 61 times: Peru has 61.1× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Peru 27 per km².