El Salvador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
El Salvador is 54.1 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into El Salvador about 54 times.
El SalvadorSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesEl Salvador moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
54.1×
El Salvador is 54.1× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| El Salvador | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 99,924 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. El Salvador is 54.1 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into El Salvador?
- About 54 times: El Salvador has 54.1× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 99,924. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².