El Salvador vs Germany: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
El Salvador
227.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
198.17 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
Germany rank
38th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Germany
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 227.19 people per square kilometre against 198.17 people per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 29.02 people per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Germany ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.93 people per square kilometre | 169.62 people per square kilometre | 109.68 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1970s | 79.66 people per square kilometre | 179.36 people per square kilometre | 99.7 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1980s | 107.15 people per square kilometre | 179.26 people per square kilometre | 72.11 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1990s | 143.8 people per square kilometre | 186.78 people per square kilometre | 42.98 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 175.4 people per square kilometre | 187.83 people per square kilometre | 12.43 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2010s | 205.64 people per square kilometre | 189.62 people per square kilometre | 16.03 people per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 223.56 people per square kilometre | 196.4 people per square kilometre | 27.16 people per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Germany?
- El Salvador, at 227.19 people per square kilometre against 198.17 people per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Germany?
- 29.02 people per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Germany ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.