El Salvador vs Saint Helena
El Salvador is 53.4 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into El Salvador about 53 times.
El SalvadorSaint HelenaEl Salvador moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
53.4×
El Salvador is 53.4× the area of Saint Helena.
| El Salvador | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 5,633 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Jamestown |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. El Salvador is 53.4 times larger than Saint Helena. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into El Salvador?
- About 53 times: El Salvador has 53.4× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do El Salvador and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 5,633. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².