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
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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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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.