El Salvador vs Timor-Leste
El Salvador is 41% larger than Timor-Leste.
El SalvadorTimor-LesteEl Salvador moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
1.41×
El Salvador is 1.41× the area of Timor-Leste.
| El Salvador | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Dili |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. El Salvador is 41% larger than Timor-Leste. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.4 times: El Salvador has 1.41× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do El Salvador and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,418,517. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².