El Salvador vs Pakistan: Population density

El Salvador
304.52 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Pakistan
321.07 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Pakistan rank
37th

Population density over time

  • El Salvador
  • Pakistan
100200300196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 321.07 people per sq. km of land area against 304.52 people per sq. km of land area in El Salvador, a difference of 16.55 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 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 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 people per sq. km of land area 67.99 people per sq. km of land area 85.98 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1970s 195.95 people per sq. km of land area 89.35 people per sq. km of land area 106.61 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1980s 235.1 people per sq. km of land area 125.91 people per sq. km of land area 109.2 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1990s 275.39 people per sq. km of land area 172.57 people per sq. km of land area 102.82 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2000s 289.56 people per sq. km of land area 225.62 people per sq. km of land area 63.94 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2010s 297.37 people per sq. km of land area 279.48 people per sq. km of land area 17.89 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2020s 302.61 people per sq. km of land area 313.18 people per sq. km of land area 10.56 people per sq. km of land area Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, El Salvador or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 321.07 people per sq. km of land area against 304.52 people per sq. km of land area in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and Pakistan?
16.55 people per sq. km of land area, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for population density?
El Salvador ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.