El Salvador vs Seychelles: Population density
El Salvador
244.85 people per km²
in 2100
Seychelles
252.12 people per km²
in 2100
El Salvador rank
62nd
Seychelles rank
59th
Population density over time
- El Salvador
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 252.12 people per km² against 244.85 people per km² in El Salvador, a difference of 7.27 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Seychelles ahead.
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Seychelles ranks 59th of 235 countries.
Across the 31 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 17 and Seychelles in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 10.03 people per km² | 27.22 people per km² | 17.19 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1810s | 9.69 people per km² | 27.22 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1820s | 12.67 people per km² | 27.66 people per km² | 14.99 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1830s | 14.46 people per km² | 28.64 people per km² | 14.18 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1840s | 16.46 people per km² | 29.66 people per km² | 13.2 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1850s | 19.06 people per km² | 31.02 people per km² | 11.96 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1860s | 22.48 people per km² | 32.8 people per km² | 10.33 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1870s | 27.42 people per km² | 34.68 people per km² | 7.26 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1880s | 33.4 people per km² | 36.66 people per km² | 3.26 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1890s | 38.05 people per km² | 41.28 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1900s | 44.67 people per km² | 50.37 people per km² | 5.7 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1910s | 56.01 people per km² | 59.03 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 1920s | 69.39 people per km² | 64.37 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 82.1 people per km² | 72.59 people per km² | 9.51 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 95.23 people per km² | 80.5 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 117.62 people per km² | 87.24 people per km² | 30.38 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 152.92 people per km² | 104.17 people per km² | 48.74 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 196.66 people per km² | 131.21 people per km² | 65.45 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 235.1 people per km² | 151.21 people per km² | 83.9 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 people per km² | 169.06 people per km² | 106.34 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 people per km² | 192.7 people per km² | 96.86 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 people per km² | 230.57 people per km² | 66.8 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 306.45 people per km² | 284.82 people per km² | 21.63 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 316.87 people per km² | 307.95 people per km² | 8.92 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 321.51 people per km² | 309.67 people per km² | 11.84 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 319.72 people per km² | 305.33 people per km² | 14.39 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2060s | 311.9 people per km² | 295.5 people per km² | 16.4 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2070s | 298.59 people per km² | 281.91 people per km² | 16.68 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2080s | 279.25 people per km² | 268.13 people per km² | 11.12 people per km² | El Salvador |
| 2090s | 256.88 people per km² | 257.31 people per km² | 0.4248 people per km² | Seychelles |
| 2100s | 244.85 people per km² | 252.12 people per km² | 7.27 people per km² | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, El Salvador or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 252.12 people per km² against 244.85 people per km² in El Salvador as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 7.27 people per km², with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do El Salvador and Seychelles rank globally for population density?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd and Seychelles ranks 59th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.