Country size comparison
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Botswana is about 28 times bigger than El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 2,665% larger than El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (4.2 million fewer people live in Botswana).
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