Country size comparison
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District of Columbia is about 119 times smaller than El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 0.84% the size of El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (6.0 million fewer people live in District of Columbia).
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Be 95.6% more likely to live below the poverty line in El Salvador
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El Salvador is 47.1% cheaper than District of Columbia
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