El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population density of the capital city
El Salvador
5,120 people per km²
in 2100
Nicaragua
5,216 people per km²
in 2100
El Salvador rank
107th
Nicaragua rank
104th
Population density of the capital city over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5,216 people per km² against 5,120 people per km² in El Salvador, a difference of 96 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 104th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6,069 people per km² | 6,014 people per km² | 55.93 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 6,113 people per km² | 5,969 people per km² | 143.77 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 6,144 people per km² | 5,801 people per km² | 343.22 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 6,121 people per km² | 5,744 people per km² | 377.16 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2060s | 6,016 people per km² | 5,686 people per km² | 330.61 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2070s | 5,853 people per km² | 5,638 people per km² | 215.15 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2080s | 5,624 people per km² | 5,504 people per km² | 120.06 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2090s | 5,353 people per km² | 5,341 people per km² | 11.43 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2100s | 5,120 people per km² | 5,216 people per km² | 96.52 people per km² | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5,216 people per km² against 5,120 people per km² in El Salvador as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 96 people per km², with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 104th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.