El Salvador vs Singapore: Population: comparison of UN projections
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
112th
Singapore rank
115th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.31 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore, a difference of 520,540 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.15 million people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3.17 million people | 1.84 million people | 1.33 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.07 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.83 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.87 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.17 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.71 million people | 3.50 million people | 2.21 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.00 million people | 4.37 million people | 1.63 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.16 million people | 5.44 million people | 720,691 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.27 million people | 5.65 million people | 618,748 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, El Salvador or Singapore?
- El Salvador, at 6.31 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 520,540 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.