El Salvador vs Thailand
Thailand is 24.4 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Thailand about 24 times.
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El Salvador is 0.04× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 24.4× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Bangkok |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. El Salvador is 24.4 times smaller than Thailand. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Thailand?
- About 24 times: Thailand has 24.4× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Thailand 140 per km².