Nicaragua vs El Salvador flag: how to tell them apart
The flag of Nicaragua and the flag of El Salvador have the same design upside down: the colours run top to bottom in reverse order.
- Proportion
- 3:5
- Colours
- blue and white
- Proportion
- 9:16
- Colours
- blue and white
How they differ
- Only 4.1% of the flag has a different colour, mostly in the centre.
- The blue on the flag of El Salvador is darker.
- The flag of El Salvador is longer (9:16) than the flag of Nicaragua (3:5).
Measured on the flags: the colour of each area, the shades and the official proportion.
Test yourself
Which one is the flag of Nicaragua?
