El Salvador vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 45 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Tanzania about 45 times.
El SalvadorTanzaniaEl Salvador moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 45× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Dodoma |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. El Salvador is 45 times smaller than Tanzania. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Tanzania?
- About 45 times: Tanzania has 45× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².