El Salvador vs Namibia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
El Salvador
1.49 million people
in 2020
Namibia
1.59 million people
in 2020
El Salvador rank
117th
Namibia rank
116th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.59 million people against 1.49 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 97,310 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Namibia ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 million people | 424,356 people | 635,888 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.18 million people | 496,758 people | 687,002 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.30 million people | 631,598 people | 666,116 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.37 million people | 772,851 people | 599,514 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.32 million people | 1.07 million people | 253,818 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.38 million people | 1.27 million people | 110,600 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.37 million people | 66,010 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.59 million people | 97,310 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, El Salvador or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.59 million people against 1.49 million people in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between El Salvador and Namibia?
- 97,310 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Namibia ranks 116th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.