El Salvador vs Saint Barthélemy
El Salvador is 877 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into El Salvador about 877 times.
El SalvadorSaint BarthélemyEl Salvador moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 877× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| El Salvador | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 10,124 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. El Salvador is 877 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into El Salvador?
- About 877 times: El Salvador has 877× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do El Salvador and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 10,124. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².