El Salvador vs United States Virgin Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
El Salvador
227.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
233.29 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
United States Virgin Islands rank
33rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 233.29 people per square kilometre against 227.19 people per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 6.1 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.93 people per square kilometre | 51.27 people per square kilometre | 8.66 people per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 79.66 people per square kilometre | 69.54 people per square kilometre | 10.11 people per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 107.15 people per square kilometre | 149.54 people per square kilometre | 42.39 people per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 143.8 people per square kilometre | 252.27 people per square kilometre | 108.46 people per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 175.4 people per square kilometre | 288.48 people per square kilometre | 113.08 people per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 205.64 people per square kilometre | 269.97 people per square kilometre | 64.33 people per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 223.56 people per square kilometre | 236.02 people per square kilometre | 12.46 people per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
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 States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 233.29 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 States Virgin Islands?
- 6.1 people per square kilometre, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd 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.