El Salvador vs Iceland: Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita

El Salvador
76.07
in 2020
Iceland
75.86
in 2020
El Salvador rank
103rd
Iceland rank
105th

Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iceland
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 76.07 against 75.86 in Iceland, a difference of 0.21.

Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 103rd and Iceland ranks 105th 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 Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 54.22 46.46 7.76 El Salvador
1960s 60.37 52.43 7.94 El Salvador
1970s 66.6 56.7 9.9 El Salvador
1980s 70.87 61.69 9.17 El Salvador
1990s 76.3 63.55 12.75 El Salvador
2000s 76.96 68.97 7.99 El Salvador
2010s 76.6 74.03 2.58 El Salvador
2020s 76.07 75.86 0.2125 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita, El Salvador or Iceland?
El Salvador, at 76.07 against 75.86 in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita between El Salvador and Iceland?
0.21, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Iceland ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
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