El Salvador vs Malta: Rural population, per square kilometre

El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
75.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Malta rank
38th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malta
050100150196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 77.32 units per square kilometre against 75.53 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 1.79 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

El Salvador ranks 37th and Malta ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 94.04 units per square kilometre 103.16 units per square kilometre 9.12 units per square kilometre Malta
1970s 116.3 units per square kilometre 100.75 units per square kilometre 15.55 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 127.96 units per square kilometre 105.34 units per square kilometre 22.62 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 131.59 units per square kilometre 89.07 units per square kilometre 42.52 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 114.16 units per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre 34.89 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 91.73 units per square kilometre 76.71 units per square kilometre 15.01 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 79.05 units per square kilometre 74.69 units per square kilometre 4.36 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malta?
El Salvador, at 77.32 units per square kilometre against 75.53 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malta?
1.79 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 37th and Malta ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.