El Salvador vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total, per square kilometre

El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
32.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 304.52 units per square kilometre against 32.23 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 272.29 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 9.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 units per square kilometre 12.03 units per square kilometre 141.94 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 195.95 units per square kilometre 15.29 units per square kilometre 180.67 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 235.1 units per square kilometre 19.14 units per square kilometre 215.96 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 275.39 units per square kilometre 23.16 units per square kilometre 252.23 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 289.56 units per square kilometre 26.89 units per square kilometre 262.67 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 297.37 units per square kilometre 30.1 units per square kilometre 267.27 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 302.61 units per square kilometre 31.91 units per square kilometre 270.7 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
El Salvador, at 304.52 units per square kilometre against 32.23 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
272.29 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.