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
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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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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.