Massachusetts is 1.03× the size of El Salvador
Massachusetts (state of the United States) covers about 21,200 km² (8,170 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.
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
- 20,500km²El Salvador
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- Massachusetts
- El Salvador
What fits
- El Salvador is 97% of the size of Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts is larger by 622 km² (240 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of El Salvador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Massachusetts is about 0.69, El Salvador about 0.67.
How they differ
- Massachusetts also has the larger population: 7.0 million against 6.0 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 294 in El Salvador: Massachusetts is 1.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,570 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Massachusetts at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and El Salvador at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Massachusetts as 1.77× the size of El Salvador instead of 1.03×.
- Together Massachusetts and El Salvador cover 41,700 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 622 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At El Salvador's density, Massachusetts would have 6.2 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Massachusetts's density, El Salvador would have 6.8 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Massachusetts's centre is 28.5° of latitude, about 3,170 km, farther north than El Salvador's.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- El Salvador ranks 154th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Massachusetts lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,170 km) north of El Salvador.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Massachusetts would have about 3,010 m² and each person in El Salvador about 3,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Massachusetts and El Salvador would cover 41,700 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 13.1 million people, 1.04× as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Massachusetts | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² | 20,500 km²7,930 mi² |
| Official area | 27,300 km²Wikidata | 21,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 51in the United States | 153rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 51in the United States | 114th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 332 per km² | 294 per km² |
| Capital | Boston | San Salvador |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 13°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 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 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