Hesse is 1.02× the size of El Salvador
Hesse (state of Germany) covers about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²) and El Salvador (North America) about 20,500 km² (7,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,000km²Hesse
- 20,500km²El Salvador
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- Hesse
- El Salvador
What fits
- El Salvador is 98% of the size of Hesse.
- Hesse is larger by 473 km² (183 mi²), which is 2.3% of the area of El Salvador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hesse is about 0.69, El Salvador about 0.67.
How they differ
- Hesse also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.0 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 294 in El Salvador: Hesse is 1.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hesse at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and El Salvador at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Hesse as 2.40× the size of El Salvador instead of 1.02×.
- Together Hesse and El Salvador cover 41,600 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 473 km², is about the size of Curaçao (463 km²).
- At El Salvador's density, Hesse would have 6.2 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Hesse's density, El Salvador would have 6.1 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hesse's centre is 36.9° of latitude, about 4,100 km, farther north than El Salvador's.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- El Salvador ranks 154th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hesse lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,100 km) north of El Salvador.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hesse would have about 3,390 m² and each person in El Salvador about 3,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Hesse and El Salvador would cover 41,600 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 12.2 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Hesse | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² | 20,500 km²7,930 mi² |
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata | 21,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 16in Germany | 153rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 16in Germany | 114th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 295 per km² | 294 per km² |
| Capital | Wiesbaden | San Salvador |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 52°N | 13°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 20,500 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 21,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12