El Salvador vs Togo
Togo is 2.7 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Togo about 2.7 times.
El SalvadorTogoEl Salvador moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.37× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 2.7× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Lome |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- No. El Salvador is 2.7 times smaller than Togo. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Togo?
- About 2.7 times: Togo has 2.7× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Togo 151 per km².