Congo vs El Salvador: Long term urban population region

Congo
69.66
in 2025
El Salvador
71.02
in 2025
Congo rank
89th
El Salvador rank
86th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 71.02 against 69.66 in Congo, a difference of 1.36.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Congo ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 0.0009 0.0005 El Salvador
1100s 0.0014 0.0027 0.0014 El Salvador
1200s 0.0041 0.0082 0.0041 El Salvador
1300s 0.0123 0.0247 0.0123 El Salvador
1400s 0.037 0.0741 0.037 El Salvador
1500s 0.1111 0.2222 0.1111 El Salvador
1600s 0.3333 0.6667 0.3333 El Salvador
1700s 1 2 1 El Salvador
1710s 0.9874 2.16 1.17 El Salvador
1720s 1.13 2.43 1.3 El Salvador
1730s 1.29 2.74 1.45 El Salvador
1740s 1.47 3.08 1.6 El Salvador
1750s 1.68 3.46 1.78 El Salvador
1760s 1.93 3.89 1.97 El Salvador
1770s 2.2 4.38 2.18 El Salvador
1780s 2.51 4.93 2.42 El Salvador
1790s 2.87 5.55 2.67 El Salvador
1800s 3.28 6.24 2.95 El Salvador
1810s 3.75 7.02 3.27 El Salvador
1820s 4.29 7.9 3.61 El Salvador
1830s 4.9 8.88 3.98 El Salvador
1840s 5.6 9.99 4.39 El Salvador
1850s 6.4 11.24 4.84 El Salvador
1860s 7.32 12.65 5.33 El Salvador
1870s 8.36 14.23 5.87 El Salvador
1880s 9.56 16.01 6.45 El Salvador
1890s 10.92 18.01 7.09 El Salvador
1900s 12.48 20.26 7.78 El Salvador
1910s 14.27 22.79 8.53 El Salvador
1920s 16.3 25.64 9.34 El Salvador
1930s 18.63 28.85 10.21 El Salvador
1940s 21.3 32.45 11.16 El Salvador
1950s 27.17 37.38 10.21 El Salvador
1960s 34.07 39.34 5.27 El Salvador
1970s 42.58 41.62 0.9624 Congo
1980s 52.17 46.41 5.77 Congo
1990s 56.71 53.56 3.15 Congo
2000s 59 61.08 2.08 El Salvador
2010s 64.53 66.42 1.89 El Salvador
2020s 68.57 70.01 1.45 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 71.02 against 69.66 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Congo and El Salvador?
1.36, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for long term urban population region?
Congo ranks 89th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 202 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed