Israel is 1.08× the size of El Salvador
Israel covers about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²) and El Salvador about 20,500 km² (7,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,100km²Israel
- 20,500km²El Salvador
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- Israel
- El Salvador
The boundary or political status of Israel is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- El Salvador is 93% of the size of Israel.
- Israel is larger by 1,560 km² (603 mi²), which is 7.6% of the area of El Salvador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Israel is about 0.72, El Salvador about 0.67.
How they differ
- Israel also has the larger population: 9.8 million against 6.0 million, 1.63× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 445 in Israel against 294 in El Salvador: Israel is 1.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Israel at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and El Salvador at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Israel as 1.39× the size of El Salvador instead of 1.08×.
- Together Israel and El Salvador cover 42,600 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,560 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At El Salvador's density, Israel would have 6.5 million people (it has 9.8 million). At Israel's density, El Salvador would have 9.1 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Israel's centre is 17.7° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than El Salvador's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Israel | 1.08× |
| More people | Israel | 1.63× |
| More crowded | Israel | 1.52× |
| Farther north | Israel | 17.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Israel | 1.4× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Israel | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.72× | 0.67× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 383 | 1 in 413 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 427 | 1 in 460 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 768 | 1 in 827 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Israel | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 22,100 km²8,530 mi² | 20,500 km²7,930 mi² |
| Population | 9.8 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 445 per km² | 294 per km² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 21,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Jerusalem | San Salvador |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 13°N to 14°N |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11