El Salvador vs Malaysia: Number of cattle
El Salvador
772,208 animals
in 2024
Malaysia
730,318 animals
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
Malaysia rank
114th
Number of cattle over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 772,208 animals against 730,318 animals in Malaysia, a difference of 41,890 animals.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 114th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 million animals | 327,791 animals | 853,653 animals | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.17 million animals | 415,989 animals | 753,585 animals | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.06 million animals | 606,521 animals | 451,964 animals | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.19 million animals | 695,053 animals | 497,988 animals | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.28 million animals | 788,954 animals | 487,142 animals | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 960,873 animals | 736,268 animals | 224,604 animals | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 764,743 animals | 720,297 animals | 44,446 animals | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of cattle, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 772,208 animals against 730,318 animals in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of cattle between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 41,890 animals, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for number of cattle?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Malaysia ranks 114th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of cattle. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.