El Salvador vs Somalia
Somalia is 30.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Somalia about 30 times.
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El Salvador is 0.03× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 30.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. El Salvador is 30.3 times smaller than Somalia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Somalia?
- About 30 times: Somalia has 30.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Somalia 31 per km².