El Salvador vs Senegal
Senegal is 9.35 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Senegal about 9.3 times.
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El Salvador is 0.11× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 9.35× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Dakar |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. El Salvador is 9.35 times smaller than Senegal. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Senegal?
- About 9.3 times: Senegal has 9.35× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Senegal 96 per km².