El Salvador vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 3.12 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Sri Lanka about 3.1 times.
El SalvadorSri LankaEl Salvador moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.32× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 3.12× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Colombo |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. El Salvador is 3.12 times smaller than Sri Lanka. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 3.1 times: Sri Lanka has 3.12× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².