El Salvador vs Sudan
Sudan is 89.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Sudan about 90 times.
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 89.6× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Khartoum |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. El Salvador is 89.6 times smaller than Sudan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Sudan?
- About 90 times: Sudan has 89.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Sudan 27 per km².