El Salvador vs Puerto Rico
El Salvador is 2.31 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into El Salvador about 2.3 times.
El SalvadorPuerto RicoEl Salvador moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
2.31×
El Salvador is 2.31× the area of Puerto Rico.
| El Salvador | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | San Juan |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. El Salvador is 2.31 times larger than Puerto Rico. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into El Salvador?
- About 2.3 times: El Salvador has 2.31× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do El Salvador and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 3,184,835. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².