El Salvador vs Guam: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.3038 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Guam
0.3071 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
39th
Guam rank
38th

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guam
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 0.3071 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3038 thousands per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0033 thousands per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 39th and Guam ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Guam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1938 thousands per square kilometre 0.1794 thousands per square kilometre 0.0144 thousands per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 0.2331 thousands per square kilometre 0.2248 thousands per square kilometre 0.0083 thousands per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.274 thousands per square kilometre 0.2734 thousands per square kilometre 0.0006 thousands per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.2892 thousands per square kilometre 0.3025 thousands per square kilometre 0.0132 thousands per square kilometre Guam
2010s 0.297 thousands per square kilometre 0.3056 thousands per square kilometre 0.0087 thousands per square kilometre Guam
2020s 0.302 thousands per square kilometre 0.3031 thousands per square kilometre 0.0011 thousands per square kilometre Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guam?
Guam, at 0.3071 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3038 thousands per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guam?
0.0033 thousands per square kilometre, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guam?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guam rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 39th and Guam ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) 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.