El Salvador vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 43.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Venezuela about 43 times.
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 43.3× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Caracas |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. El Salvador is 43.3 times smaller than Venezuela. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Venezuela?
- About 43 times: Venezuela has 43.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².