El Salvador vs United States Virgin Islands: Population, total, per square kilometre

El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
299.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
United States Virgin Islands rank
42nd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • United States Virgin Islands
100150200250300196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 304.52 units per square kilometre against 299.76 units per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 4.76 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 40th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 units per square kilometre 128.48 units per square kilometre 25.49 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 195.95 units per square kilometre 245.93 units per square kilometre 49.98 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1980s 235.1 units per square kilometre 287.14 units per square kilometre 52.04 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1990s 275.39 units per square kilometre 305.65 units per square kilometre 30.26 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2000s 289.56 units per square kilometre 309.89 units per square kilometre 20.34 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2010s 297.37 units per square kilometre 307.7 units per square kilometre 10.33 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2020s 302.61 units per square kilometre 301.78 units per square kilometre 0.832 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 United States Virgin Islands?
El Salvador, at 304.52 units per square kilometre against 299.76 units per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands?
4.76 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 40th and United States Virgin Islands 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.