El Salvador vs Nigeria: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
El Salvador
77.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
94.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
Nigeria rank
34th
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 94.64 units per square kilometre against 77.32 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 17.32 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
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 Nigeria ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.04 units per square kilometre | 45.62 units per square kilometre | 48.42 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 116.3 units per square kilometre | 52.91 units per square kilometre | 63.39 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 127.96 units per square kilometre | 63.53 units per square kilometre | 64.42 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 131.59 units per square kilometre | 73.51 units per square kilometre | 58.08 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 114.16 units per square kilometre | 83.03 units per square kilometre | 31.13 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 91.73 units per square kilometre | 91.96 units per square kilometre | 0.2393 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 79.05 units per square kilometre | 94.61 units per square kilometre | 15.55 units per square kilometre | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 94.64 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 Nigeria?
- 17.32 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.