El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia: Population, total, per square kilometre
El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia
33.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Europe & Central Asia rank
39th
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 304.52 units per square kilometre against 33.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 270.81 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 9.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th of 216 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.97 units per square kilometre | 128.86 units per square kilometre | 25.11 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 195.95 units per square kilometre | 139.71 units per square kilometre | 56.24 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 235.1 units per square kilometre | 149.39 units per square kilometre | 85.71 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 units per square kilometre | 56.21 units per square kilometre | 219.18 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 units per square kilometre | 31.97 units per square kilometre | 257.59 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 units per square kilometre | 33.02 units per square kilometre | 264.35 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 302.61 units per square kilometre | 33.69 units per square kilometre | 268.92 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia?
- El Salvador, at 304.52 units per square kilometre against 33.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 270.81 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.