El Salvador vs Saint Lucia: Population density

El Salvador
304.52 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Saint Lucia
293.91 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Saint Lucia rank
43rd

Population density over time

  • El Salvador
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 304.52 people per sq. km of land area against 293.91 people per sq. km of land area in Saint Lucia, a difference of 10.61 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 40th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 people per sq. km of land area 159.93 people per sq. km of land area 5.96 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
1970s 195.95 people per sq. km of land area 180.48 people per sq. km of land area 15.47 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1980s 235.1 people per sq. km of land area 209.97 people per sq. km of land area 25.14 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1990s 275.39 people per sq. km of land area 241.18 people per sq. km of land area 34.21 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2000s 289.56 people per sq. km of land area 269.87 people per sq. km of land area 19.68 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2010s 297.37 people per sq. km of land area 285.96 people per sq. km of land area 11.4 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
2020s 302.61 people per sq. km of land area 292.97 people per sq. km of land area 9.64 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, El Salvador or Saint Lucia?
El Salvador, at 304.52 people per sq. km of land area against 293.91 people per sq. km of land area in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and Saint Lucia?
10.61 people per sq. km of land area, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Lucia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Saint Lucia rank globally for population density?
El Salvador ranks 40th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd 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.