El Salvador vs Pitcairn Islands
El Salvador is 448 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into El Salvador about 448 times.
El SalvadorPitcairn IslandsEl Salvador moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 448× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| El Salvador | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 50 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Adamstown |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. El Salvador is 448 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 448 times: El Salvador has 448× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do El Salvador and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 50. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².