El Salvador vs Japan: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

El Salvador
0.3072 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.3382 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre against 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.031 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 167 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2746 Persons per square kilometre 0.3435 Persons per square kilometre 0.0688 Persons per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.291 Persons per square kilometre 0.3501 Persons per square kilometre 0.0591 Persons per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.2998 Persons per square kilometre 0.349 Persons per square kilometre 0.0492 Persons per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.3054 Persons per square kilometre 0.3409 Persons per square kilometre 0.0356 Persons per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre against 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between El Salvador and Japan?
0.031 Persons per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
El Salvador ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.