El Salvador vs Trinidad and Tobago

El Salvador is 4.1 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into El Salvador about 4.1 times.

El SalvadorTrinidad and TobagoEl Salvador moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
4.1×
El Salvador is 4.1× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
El SalvadorTrinidad and Tobago
Area21,041 km²5,128 km²
Population6,365,5031,367,764
Density303 / km²267 / km²
CapitalSan SalvadorPort-of-Spain
RegionCentral AmericaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
Yes. El Salvador is 4.1 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into El Salvador?
About 4.1 times: El Salvador has 4.1× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
Why do El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,367,764. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².