El Salvador vs Zambia
Zambia is 35.8 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Zambia about 36 times.
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El Salvador is 0.03× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 35.8× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Lusaka |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. El Salvador is 35.8 times smaller than Zambia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Zambia?
- About 36 times: Zambia has 35.8× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Zambia 29 per km².