El Salvador vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 8.37 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Uruguay about 8.4 times.
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El Salvador is 0.12× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 8.37× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Montevideo |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. El Salvador is 8.37 times smaller than Uruguay. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Uruguay?
- About 8.4 times: Uruguay has 8.37× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 3,384,688. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².