El Salvador vs Portugal
Portugal is 4.38 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Portugal about 4.4 times.
El SalvadorPortugalEl Salvador moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.23× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 4.38× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Lisbon |
| Region | Central America | Southern Europe |
| 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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. That difference is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Portugal?
- No. El Salvador is 4.38 times smaller than Portugal. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Portugal?
- About 4.4 times: Portugal has 4.38× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. That is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Portugal 117 per km².