El Salvador vs Ukraine: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
El Salvador
-0.2%
in 2020
Ukraine
-0.2%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
118th
Ukraine rank
117th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- El Salvador
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 118th and Ukraine ranks 117th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2.5% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, El Salvador or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at -0.2% against -0.2% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- El Salvador ranks 118th and Ukraine ranks 117th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.