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

El Salvador
-0.2128
in 2020
Ireland
-0.1772
in 2020
El Salvador rank
118th
Ireland rank
115th

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ireland
-1-0.500.511.5195519872020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -0.1772 against -0.2128 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0356.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ireland ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Ireland ranks 115th of 144 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6978 0.7812 0.0833 Ireland
1960s 0.6295 0.6606 0.0311 Ireland
1970s 0.3161 -0.2588 0.5749 El Salvador
1980s 0.8044 -0.3679 1.17 El Salvador
1990s -0.4352 -0.2001 0.2352 Ireland
2000s -0.295 -0.7099 0.4149 El Salvador
2010s -0.4039 -0.4068 0.0029 El Salvador
2020s -0.2128 -0.1772 0.0356 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, El Salvador or Ireland?
Ireland, at -0.1772 against -0.2128 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between El Salvador and Ireland?
0.0356, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Ireland ranks 115th 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