El Salvador vs Suriname
Suriname is 7.76 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Suriname about 7.8 times.
El SalvadorSurinameEl Salvador moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.13× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 7.76× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 639,850 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Paramaribo |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- No. El Salvador is 7.76 times smaller than Suriname. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Suriname?
- About 7.8 times: Suriname has 7.76× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 639,850. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².