El Salvador vs Small states: Rural population, per square kilometre
El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
12.86 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Small states rank
35th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 77.32 units per square kilometre against 12.86 units per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 64.46 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.0 times Small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 37th and Small states ranks 35th of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.04 units per square kilometre | 8.83 units per square kilometre | 85.21 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 116.3 units per square kilometre | 9.43 units per square kilometre | 106.87 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 127.96 units per square kilometre | 10.24 units per square kilometre | 117.72 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 131.59 units per square kilometre | 10.78 units per square kilometre | 120.81 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 114.16 units per square kilometre | 11.51 units per square kilometre | 102.65 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 91.73 units per square kilometre | 12.37 units per square kilometre | 79.36 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 79.05 units per square kilometre | 12.75 units per square kilometre | 66.3 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 Small states?
- El Salvador, at 77.32 units per square kilometre against 12.86 units per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Small states?
- 64.46 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Small states rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 37th and Small states ranks 35th 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.