El Salvador vs Kuwait: Population, per square kilometre
El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
272.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Kuwait rank
29th
Population, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Kuwait
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 304.52 units per square kilometre against 272.36 units per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 32.16 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 29th of 186 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.97 units per square kilometre | 29.87 units per square kilometre | 124.1 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 195.95 units per square kilometre | 61.26 units per square kilometre | 134.7 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 235.1 units per square kilometre | 104.31 units per square kilometre | 130.8 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 units per square kilometre | 95.13 units per square kilometre | 180.27 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 units per square kilometre | 128.21 units per square kilometre | 161.35 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 units per square kilometre | 209.58 units per square kilometre | 87.79 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 302.61 units per square kilometre | 255.39 units per square kilometre | 47.22 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Kuwait?
- El Salvador, at 304.52 units per square kilometre against 272.36 units per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 32.16 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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
Population 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.