China vs El Salvador: Annual growth rate of urban population share
China
0.6929
in 2025
El Salvador
0.6014
in 2025
China rank
63rd
El Salvador rank
66th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6929 against 0.6014 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0915.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.98 | 0.5445 | 5.44 | China |
| 1960s | -1 | 0.2635 | 1.27 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 0.7864 | 0.1666 | China |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 1.34 | 1.78 | China |
| 1990s | 3.06 | 1.43 | 1.64 | China |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 1.47 | 1.69 | China |
| 2010s | 2.58 | 1.13 | 1.45 | China |
| 2020s | 0.884 | 0.6763 | 0.2077 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, China or El Salvador?
- China, at 0.6929 against 0.6014 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between China and El Salvador?
- 0.0915, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- China ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.