Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Long term urban population region

Cape Verde
69.99
in 2025
El Salvador
71.02
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
86th
El Salvador rank
84th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Cape Verde
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 71.02 against 69.99 in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.03.

Across all 102 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 84th of 199 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde El Salvador Difference Ahead
1600s 0.3885 0.6667 0.2782 El Salvador
1700s 1.17 2 0.8346 El Salvador
1710s 1.31 2.16 0.8485 El Salvador
1720s 1.44 2.43 0.9936 El Salvador
1730s 1.57 2.74 1.16 El Salvador
1740s 1.72 3.08 1.35 El Salvador
1750s 1.89 3.46 1.57 El Salvador
1760s 2.07 3.89 1.83 El Salvador
1770s 2.27 4.38 2.12 El Salvador
1780s 2.48 4.93 2.45 El Salvador
1790s 2.72 5.55 2.83 El Salvador
1800s 2.98 6.24 3.26 El Salvador
1810s 3.26 7.02 3.76 El Salvador
1820s 3.57 7.9 4.32 El Salvador
1830s 3.91 8.88 4.97 El Salvador
1840s 4.28 9.99 5.71 El Salvador
1850s 4.69 11.24 6.55 El Salvador
1860s 5.14 12.65 7.51 El Salvador
1870s 5.63 14.23 8.6 El Salvador
1880s 6.16 16.01 9.84 El Salvador
1890s 6.75 18.01 11.26 El Salvador
1900s 7.39 20.26 12.87 El Salvador
1910s 8.1 22.79 14.69 El Salvador
1920s 8.87 25.64 16.77 El Salvador
1930s 9.71 28.85 19.13 El Salvador
1940s 10.64 32.45 21.81 El Salvador
1950s 13.24 37.38 24.14 El Salvador
1960s 17.69 39.34 21.66 El Salvador
1970s 19.85 41.62 21.77 El Salvador
1980s 30.81 46.41 15.6 El Salvador
1990s 48.78 53.56 4.78 El Salvador
2000s 56.99 61.08 4.09 El Salvador
2010s 63.95 66.42 2.47 El Salvador
2020s 68.72 70.01 1.3 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 71.02 against 69.99 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
1.03, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for long term urban population region?
Cape Verde ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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