El Salvador vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 30.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into South Sudan about 31 times.
El SalvadorSouth SudanEl Salvador moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.03× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 30.6× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Juba |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. El Salvador is 30.6 times smaller than South Sudan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into South Sudan?
- About 31 times: South Sudan has 30.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².