El Salvador vs United Kingdom: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.2277 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.2345 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
28th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom
00.050.10.150.20.25199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.2345 units per square kilometre against 0.2277 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0068 units per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 186 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1655 units per square kilometre 0.1936 units per square kilometre 0.0281 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.188 units per square kilometre 0.2046 units per square kilometre 0.0166 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.2109 units per square kilometre 0.221 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.2246 units per square kilometre 0.2312 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, El Salvador or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.2345 units per square kilometre against 0.2277 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
0.0068 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.