El Salvador vs Qatar
El Salvador is 84% larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into El Salvador about 1.8 times.
El SalvadorQatarEl Salvador moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
1.84×
El Salvador is 1.84× the area of Qatar.
| El Salvador | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Doha |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. El Salvador is 84% larger than Qatar. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.8 times: El Salvador has 1.84× the area of Qatar.
- Why do El Salvador and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 2,972,215. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Qatar 260 per km².