El Salvador vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 25% larger than El Salvador.
El SalvadorRwandaEl Salvador moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.8× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.25× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Kigali |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. El Salvador is 20% smaller than Rwanda. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.3 times: Rwanda has 1.25× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².