El Salvador vs Philippines
Philippines is 16.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Philippines about 16 times.
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0.06×
El Salvador is 0.06× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 16.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Manila |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. El Salvador is 16.3 times smaller than Philippines. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Philippines?
- About 16 times: Philippines has 16.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Philippines 340 per km².