Argentina vs El Salvador: Annual rate of change in urban populations

Argentina
-0.3186
in 2020
El Salvador
-0.2128
in 2020
Argentina rank
120th
El Salvador rank
118th

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
-0.500.511.52195519872020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -0.2128 against -0.3186 in Argentina, a difference of 0.1058.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.

Argentina ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 118th of 144 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 0.4225 0.6978 0.2753 El Salvador
1960s 1.74 0.6295 1.11 Argentina
1970s 0.6992 0.3161 0.3831 Argentina
1980s -0.1409 0.8044 0.9453 El Salvador
1990s 0.4483 -0.4352 0.8835 Argentina
2000s 0.1755 -0.295 0.4706 Argentina
2010s -0.0025 -0.4039 0.4014 Argentina
2020s -0.3186 -0.2128 0.1058 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, Argentina or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at -0.2128 against -0.3186 in Argentina as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between Argentina and El Salvador?
0.1058, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
Argentina ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 118th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual rate of change in urban populations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual rate of change in urban populations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed