El Salvador vs US Virgin Islands
El Salvador is 60.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into El Salvador about 61 times.
El SalvadorUS Virgin IslandsEl Salvador moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 60.8× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| El Salvador | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 103,792 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. El Salvador is 60.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 61 times: El Salvador has 60.8× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do El Salvador and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 103,792. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².