El Salvador vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 28.7 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Ukraine about 29 times.
El SalvadorUkraineEl Salvador moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.03× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 28.7× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Kiev |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. El Salvador is 28.7 times smaller than Ukraine. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Ukraine?
- About 29 times: Ukraine has 28.7× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².