El Salvador vs Samoa
El Salvador is 7.4 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into El Salvador about 7.4 times.
El SalvadorSamoaEl Salvador moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
7.4×
El Salvador is 7.4× the area of Samoa.
| El Salvador | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 219,306 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Apia |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S 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 Samoa?
- Yes. El Salvador is 7.4 times larger than Samoa. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into El Salvador?
- About 7.4 times: El Salvador has 7.4× the area of Samoa.
- Why do El Salvador and Samoa 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 Samoa 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 Samoa?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 219,306. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Samoa 77 per km².