Saxony-Anhalt is 1.01× the size of El Salvador
Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) covers about 20,700 km² (7,980 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.
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
- 20,500km²El Salvador
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- Saxony-Anhalt
- El Salvador
What fits
- El Salvador is 99% of the size of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger by 126 km² (48.6 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of El Salvador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony-Anhalt is about 0.67, El Salvador about 0.67.
How they differ
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger, but El Salvador has the larger population: 6.0 million against 2.1 million, 2.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 294 in El Salvador against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: El Salvador is 2.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,510 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N is drawn about 2.6× too large and El Salvador at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Saxony-Anhalt as 2.50× the size of El Salvador instead of 1.01×.
- Together Saxony-Anhalt and El Salvador cover 41,200 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.6% bigger).
- At El Salvador's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 6.1 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Saxony-Anhalt's density, El Salvador would have 2.1 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 38.3° of latitude, about 4,250 km, farther north than El Salvador's.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- El Salvador ranks 154th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 38° of latitude (roughly 4,250 km) north of El Salvador.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony-Anhalt would have about 9,630 m² and each person in El Salvador about 3,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony-Anhalt and El Salvador would cover 41,200 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 8.2 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Saxony-Anhalt would rank 153rd by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Saxony-Anhalt | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² | 20,500 km²7,930 mi² |
| Official area | 20,500 km²Wikidata | 21,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 16in Germany | 153rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 16in Germany | 114th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 104 per km² | 294 per km² |
| Capital | Magdeburg | San Salvador |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 53°N | 13°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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