El Salvador vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 96% larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Switzerland about 2.0 times.
El SalvadorSwitzerlandEl Salvador moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.51× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.96× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Bern |
| Region | Central America | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Switzerland?
- No. El Salvador is 49% smaller than Switzerland. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Switzerland?
- About 2.0 times: Switzerland has 1.96× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².