El Salvador vs Qatar: Urban population, per square kilometre
El Salvador
227.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
229.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Qatar rank
35th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 229.5 units per square kilometre against 227.19 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 2.31 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 35th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.93 units per square kilometre | 4.21 units per square kilometre | 55.72 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 79.66 units per square kilometre | 12.83 units per square kilometre | 66.82 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 107.15 units per square kilometre | 27.06 units per square kilometre | 80.09 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 143.8 units per square kilometre | 41.95 units per square kilometre | 101.85 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 175.4 units per square kilometre | 80.55 units per square kilometre | 94.85 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 205.64 units per square kilometre | 185.49 units per square kilometre | 20.15 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 223.56 units per square kilometre | 229.11 units per square kilometre | 5.55 units per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 229.5 units per square kilometre against 227.19 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 2.31 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 35th 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.