El Salvador vs South Africa
South Africa is 58 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into South Africa about 58 times.
El SalvadorSouth AfricaEl Salvador moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 58× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Pretoria |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. El Salvador is 58 times smaller than South Africa. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into South Africa?
- About 58 times: South Africa has 58× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², South Africa 53 per km².