El Salvador vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 23.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Turkmenistan about 23 times.
El SalvadorTurkmenistanEl Salvador moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.04× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 23.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Ashgabat |
| Region | Central America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. El Salvador is 23.3 times smaller than Turkmenistan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 23 times: Turkmenistan has 23.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².