El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per square kilometre

El Salvador
227.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
22.98 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 227.19 units per square kilometre against 22.98 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 204.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 9.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

El Salvador ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 59.93 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre 57.83 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 79.66 units per square kilometre 3.45 units per square kilometre 76.2 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 107.15 units per square kilometre 5.69 units per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 143.8 units per square kilometre 8.58 units per square kilometre 135.22 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 175.4 units per square kilometre 12.65 units per square kilometre 162.75 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 205.64 units per square kilometre 17.17 units per square kilometre 188.47 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 223.56 units per square kilometre 21.79 units per square kilometre 201.77 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
El Salvador, at 227.19 units per square kilometre against 22.98 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
204.21 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Urban population, 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

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.