El Salvador vs United Kingdom: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- El Salvador
- United Kingdom
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 305.9 people per sq. km of land area against 286.37 people per sq. km of land area in United Kingdom, a difference of 19.53 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
El Salvador ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.97 people per sq. km of land area | 224.26 people per sq. km of land area | 70.29 people per sq. km of land area | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 195.95 people per sq. km of land area | 231.95 people per sq. km of land area | 35.99 people per sq. km of land area | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 235.1 people per sq. km of land area | 233.85 people per sq. km of land area | 1.25 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 people per sq. km of land area | 239.54 people per sq. km of land area | 35.86 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 people per sq. km of land area | 249.52 people per sq. km of land area | 40.04 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 people per sq. km of land area | 267.87 people per sq. km of land area | 29.49 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 303.27 people per sq. km of land area | 280.38 people per sq. km of land area | 22.89 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 United Kingdom?
- El Salvador, at 305.9 people per sq. km of land area against 286.37 people per sq. km of land area in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and United Kingdom?
- 19.53 people per sq. km of land area, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and United Kingdom rank globally for population density?
- El Salvador ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.