El Salvador vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 15.8 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Vietnam about 16 times.
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0.06×
El Salvador is 0.06× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 15.8× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Hanoi |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. El Salvador is 15.8 times smaller than Vietnam. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Vietnam?
- About 16 times: Vietnam has 15.8× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².