El Salvador vs Saint Martin
El Salvador is 397 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into El Salvador about 397 times.
El SalvadorSaint MartinEl Salvador moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 397× the area of Saint Martin.
| El Salvador | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 24,941 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Marigot |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Yes. El Salvador is 397 times larger than Saint Martin. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into El Salvador?
- About 397 times: El Salvador has 397× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do El Salvador and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 24,941. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².