El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
87.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Ethiopia rank
35th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 87.74 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 10.42 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 130.77 units per square kilometre 51.09 units per square kilometre 79.68 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 114.16 units per square kilometre 60.38 units per square kilometre 53.78 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 91.73 units per square kilometre 73.41 units per square kilometre 18.31 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 79.05 units per square kilometre 85.12 units per square kilometre 6.07 units per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 87.74 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
10.42 units per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 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.