El Salvador vs Guatemala: Population density

El Salvador
244.85
in 2100
Guatemala
241.81
in 2100
El Salvador rank
62nd
Guatemala rank
64th

Population density over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 244.85 against 241.81 in Guatemala, a difference of 3.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 64th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 35 and Guatemala in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1000s 2.87 5.6 2.73 Guatemala
1100s 3.13 5.97 2.85 Guatemala
1200s 3.41 6.35 2.94 Guatemala
1300s 3.72 6.72 3 Guatemala
1400s 4.06 7.09 3.03 Guatemala
1500s 4.43 7.47 3.04 Guatemala
1600s 4.83 5.6 0.7687 Guatemala
1700s 5.27 6.53 1.26 Guatemala
1710s 5.33 6.44 1.11 Guatemala
1720s 5.4 6.36 0.952 Guatemala
1730s 5.5 6.27 0.7682 Guatemala
1740s 5.63 6.19 0.5534 Guatemala
1750s 5.81 6.1 0.2945 Guatemala
1760s 6.05 6.02 0.0274 El Salvador
1770s 6.38 5.94 0.4397 El Salvador
1780s 7.5 5.86 1.64 El Salvador
1790s 8.62 5.78 2.83 El Salvador
1800s 10.03 4.58 5.45 El Salvador
1810s 9.69 5.23 4.46 El Salvador
1820s 12.67 5.78 6.89 El Salvador
1830s 14.46 6.29 8.17 El Salvador
1840s 16.46 7.18 9.28 El Salvador
1850s 19.06 8.4 10.66 El Salvador
1860s 22.48 9.53 12.95 El Salvador
1870s 27.42 10.84 16.58 El Salvador
1880s 33.4 12.26 21.14 El Salvador
1890s 38.05 12.79 25.26 El Salvador
1900s 44.67 13.16 31.51 El Salvador
1910s 56.01 14.65 41.36 El Salvador
1920s 69.39 16.28 53.11 El Salvador
1930s 82.1 19.04 63.06 El Salvador
1940s 95.23 24.6 70.63 El Salvador
1950s 117.62 32.67 84.95 El Salvador
1960s 152.92 43.37 109.55 El Salvador
1970s 196.66 56.47 140.19 El Salvador
1980s 235.1 72.59 162.51 El Salvador
1990s 275.39 95.15 180.25 El Salvador
2000s 289.56 120.85 168.71 El Salvador
2010s 297.37 147.64 149.73 El Salvador
2020s 306.45 173.16 133.3 El Salvador
2030s 316.87 198.3 118.56 El Salvador
2040s 321.51 220.16 101.35 El Salvador
2050s 319.72 236.93 82.79 El Salvador
2060s 311.9 248.14 63.77 El Salvador
2070s 298.59 252.95 45.63 El Salvador
2080s 279.25 251.69 27.56 El Salvador
2090s 256.88 246.02 10.87 El Salvador
2100s 244.85 241.81 3.04 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 244.85 against 241.81 in Guatemala as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and Guatemala?
3.04, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for population density?
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 64th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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