El Salvador vs Romania
Romania is 11.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Romania about 11 times.
El SalvadorRomaniaEl Salvador moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.09× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 11.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Bucharest |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania 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 Romania?
- No. El Salvador is 11.3 times smaller than Romania. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Romania?
- About 11 times: Romania has 11.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania 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 Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Romania 80 per km².