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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.