El Salvador vs Yemen
Yemen is 21.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Yemen about 22 times.
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 21.6× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Sana'a |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. El Salvador is 21.6 times smaller than Yemen. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Yemen?
- About 22 times: Yemen has 21.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Yemen 92 per km².