Country size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is around the same size as El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 91.3% the size of El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (2.2 million more people live in New Jersey).
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