El Salvador vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

El Salvador
227.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
236.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
United Kingdom rank
32nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 236.09 people per square kilometre against 227.19 people per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 8.9 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 59.93 people per square kilometre 174.16 people per square kilometre 114.22 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 79.66 people per square kilometre 179.81 people per square kilometre 100.15 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 107.15 people per square kilometre 183.48 people per square kilometre 76.33 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 143.8 people per square kilometre 188.92 people per square kilometre 45.12 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 175.4 people per square kilometre 201.21 people per square kilometre 25.81 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 205.64 people per square kilometre 220.14 people per square kilometre 14.5 people per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 223.56 people per square kilometre 233.28 people per square kilometre 9.72 people per square kilometre United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 236.09 people per square kilometre against 227.19 people per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
8.9 people per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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.