El Salvador vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 21.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Uzbekistan about 21 times.
El SalvadorUzbekistanEl Salvador moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 21.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Tashkent |
| Region | Central America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. El Salvador is 21.3 times smaller than Uzbekistan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 21 times: Uzbekistan has 21.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².