El Salvador vs High income: Urban population, per square kilometre
El Salvador
227.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
High income
21.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
High income rank
38th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- High income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 227.19 units per square kilometre against 21.76 units per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 205.43 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 10.4 times High income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 36th and High income ranks 38th 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 | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.93 units per square kilometre | 17.67 units per square kilometre | 42.26 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 79.66 units per square kilometre | 20.82 units per square kilometre | 58.84 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 107.15 units per square kilometre | 23.53 units per square kilometre | 83.62 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 143.8 units per square kilometre | 19.2 units per square kilometre | 124.6 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 175.4 units per square kilometre | 19.19 units per square kilometre | 156.2 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 205.64 units per square kilometre | 20.77 units per square kilometre | 184.87 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 223.56 units per square kilometre | 21.54 units per square kilometre | 202.02 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or High income?
- El Salvador, at 227.19 units per square kilometre against 21.76 units per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and High income?
- 205.43 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and High income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and High income rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and High income ranks 38th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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
Urban population 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.