El Salvador vs Tuvalu: Population, per square kilometre

El Salvador
304.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
327.2 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Tuvalu rank
23rd

Population, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 327.2 units per square kilometre against 304.52 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 22.68 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 26th and Tuvalu ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 units per square kilometre 189.47 units per square kilometre 35.5 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
1970s 195.95 units per square kilometre 206.3 units per square kilometre 10.35 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
1980s 235.1 units per square kilometre 266.87 units per square kilometre 31.77 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
1990s 275.39 units per square kilometre 306.89 units per square kilometre 31.49 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2000s 289.56 units per square kilometre 330.75 units per square kilometre 41.19 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 297.37 units per square kilometre 361.36 units per square kilometre 63.99 units per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 302.61 units per square kilometre 336.68 units per square kilometre 34.06 units per square kilometre Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 327.2 units per square kilometre against 304.52 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Tuvalu?
22.68 units per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tuvalu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Tuvalu rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 26th and Tuvalu ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.