El Salvador vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 72% larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Taiwan about 1.7 times.
El SalvadorTaiwanEl Salvador moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.58×
El Salvador is 0.58× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.72× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Taipei |
| Region | Central America | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. El Salvador is 42% smaller than Taiwan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.7 times: Taiwan has 1.72× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².