El Salvador vs Tonga
El Salvador is 28.1 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into El Salvador about 28 times.
El SalvadorTongaEl Salvador moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
28.1×
El Salvador is 28.1× the area of Tonga.
| El Salvador | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 103,742 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. El Salvador is 28.1 times larger than Tonga. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into El Salvador?
- About 28 times: El Salvador has 28.1× the area of Tonga.
- Why do El Salvador and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 103,742. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Tonga 139 per km².