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

El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
80 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
North Korea rank
36th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • North Korea
050100150196119922023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 80 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 2.68 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 37th and North Korea ranks 36th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 94.04 units per square kilometre 57.43 units per square kilometre 36.6 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 116.3 units per square kilometre 60.85 units per square kilometre 55.44 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 127.96 units per square kilometre 68.78 units per square kilometre 59.17 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 131.59 units per square kilometre 76.38 units per square kilometre 55.21 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 114.16 units per square kilometre 81.23 units per square kilometre 32.93 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 91.73 units per square kilometre 82.07 units per square kilometre 9.66 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 79.05 units per square kilometre 80.57 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre North Korea

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 North Korea?
North Korea, at 80 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 North Korea?
2.68 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 37th and North Korea ranks 36th 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.