El Salvador vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 7.78 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Tunisia about 7.8 times.
El SalvadorTunisiaEl Salvador moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.13× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 7.78× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Tunis |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. El Salvador is 7.78 times smaller than Tunisia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Tunisia?
- About 7.8 times: Tunisia has 7.78× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².