El Salvador vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 18.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Zimbabwe about 19 times.
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 18.6× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Harare |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. El Salvador is 18.6 times smaller than Zimbabwe. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 19 times: Zimbabwe has 18.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².