El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population, total, per square kilometre
El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
32.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
41st
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 304.52 units per square kilometre against 32.79 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 271.73 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 9.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st 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 | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.97 units per square kilometre | 12.5 units per square kilometre | 141.47 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 195.95 units per square kilometre | 15.83 units per square kilometre | 180.12 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 235.1 units per square kilometre | 19.73 units per square kilometre | 215.38 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 units per square kilometre | 23.77 units per square kilometre | 251.62 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 units per square kilometre | 27.51 units per square kilometre | 262.05 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 units per square kilometre | 30.7 units per square kilometre | 266.67 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 302.61 units per square kilometre | 32.48 units per square kilometre | 270.13 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 304.52 units per square kilometre against 32.79 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 271.73 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st 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.
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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.