El Salvador vs Singapore: Population peak status

El Salvador
6.31 million
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million
in 2023
El Salvador rank
112th
Singapore rank
115th

Population peak status over time

  • El Salvador
  • Singapore
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6.31 million against 5.79 million in Singapore, a difference of 520,540.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 2.44 million 1.29 million 1.15 million El Salvador
1960s 3.17 million 1.84 million 1.33 million El Salvador
1970s 4.07 million 2.25 million 1.83 million El Salvador
1980s 4.87 million 2.71 million 2.17 million El Salvador
1990s 5.71 million 3.50 million 2.21 million El Salvador
2000s 6.00 million 4.37 million 1.63 million El Salvador
2010s 6.16 million 5.44 million 720,691 El Salvador
2020s 6.27 million 5.65 million 618,748 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population peak status, El Salvador or Singapore?
El Salvador, at 6.31 million against 5.79 million in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in population peak status between El Salvador and Singapore?
520,540, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for population peak status?
El Salvador ranks 112th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population peak status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population peak status
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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