El Salvador vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 3.41 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Sierra Leone about 3.4 times.
El SalvadorSierra LeoneEl Salvador moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.29× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 3.41× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Freetown |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. El Salvador is 3.41 times smaller than Sierra Leone. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 3.4 times: Sierra Leone has 3.41× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².