El Salvador vs South Sudan: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square

El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
3.63 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
South Sudan rank
9th

Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 3.63 units per square kilometre against 3.31 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.32 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 196 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9859 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.9908 units per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 2.71 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 0.9016 units per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square, El Salvador or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 3.63 units per square kilometre against 3.31 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between El Salvador and South Sudan?
0.32 units per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
El Salvador ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,729 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.