El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Rural population, per square kilometre
El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
87.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Ethiopia rank
34th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 87.74 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 10.42 units per square kilometre.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130.77 units per square kilometre | 51.09 units per square kilometre | 79.68 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 114.16 units per square kilometre | 60.38 units per square kilometre | 53.78 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 91.73 units per square kilometre | 73.41 units per square kilometre | 18.31 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 79.05 units per square kilometre | 85.12 units per square kilometre | 6.07 units per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 87.74 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 10.42 units per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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
Rural 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.