El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square
El Salvador
3.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.31 units per square kilometre against 2.35 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.96 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 6.97 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 0.9706 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2828 units per square kilometre | 2.01 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8452 units per square kilometre | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 1.14 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 0.3407 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
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 Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 3.31 units per square kilometre against 2.35 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.96 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.