How big is El Salvador really?
El Salvador covers 20,751 km² (8,012 mi²).
- Area
- 20,751 km² (8,012 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 152 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Slovenia (20,225 km²)
- Population
- 6,500,000
- People per km²
- 313
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.1 times the real size
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El Salvador vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 382 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 382 times.
| El Salvador | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,751 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 6,500,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 313 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,909,854 km² | |
El Salvador vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 11.7 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 11.7 times.
| El Salvador | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,751 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 6,500,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 313 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 221,851 km² | |
El Salvador on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1.1 times).
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Belize | 22,240 km² | +7.2% |
| 150 | Israel | 22,095 km² | +6.5% |
| 151 | Djibouti | 21,738 km² | +4.8% |
| 152 | El Salvador | 20,751 km² | – |
| 153 | Slovenia | 20,225 km² | -2.5% |
| 154 | Fiji | 18,468 km² | -11% |
El Salvador: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 2,151 km² | 10% |
| Chalatenango | 2,060 km² | 9.9% |
| Santa Ana | 2,037 km² | 9.8% |
| La Unión | 1,969 km² | 9.5% |
| Usulután | 1,925 km² | 9.3% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 14
El Salvador in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1821: Province of San Salvador
- Border changes on the timeline
- 3
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 20,675 km² (1886–Today)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Province of San Salvador | 1821–1823 |
| State of El Salvador | 1824–1921 |
| Republic of El Salvador | 1841–Today |
| El Salvador | 1896–1898 |
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