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
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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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.