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

El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
72.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Malta rank
40th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malta
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 77.32 units per square kilometre against 72.83 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 4.49 units per square kilometre.

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

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

El Salvador ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 94.04 units per square kilometre 106.61 units per square kilometre 12.57 units per square kilometre Malta
1970s 116.3 units per square kilometre 109.89 units per square kilometre 6.4 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 127.96 units per square kilometre 111.08 units per square kilometre 16.87 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 131.59 units per square kilometre 91.05 units per square kilometre 40.54 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 114.16 units per square kilometre 81.18 units per square kilometre 32.98 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 91.73 units per square kilometre 77.26 units per square kilometre 14.47 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 79.05 units per square kilometre 74.23 units per square kilometre 4.82 units per square kilometre El Salvador

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 Malta?
El Salvador, at 77.32 units per square kilometre against 72.83 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malta?
4.49 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th 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.