El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Population density
Population density over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 320.18 people per sq. km of land area against 304.52 people per sq. km of land area in El Salvador, a difference of 15.66 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.97 people per sq. km of land area | 113.85 people per sq. km of land area | 40.12 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 195.95 people per sq. km of land area | 141.92 people per sq. km of land area | 54.04 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 235.1 people per sq. km of land area | 179.2 people per sq. km of land area | 55.91 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 275.39 people per sq. km of land area | 218.78 people per sq. km of land area | 56.61 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 289.56 people per sq. km of land area | 260.62 people per sq. km of land area | 28.94 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 297.37 people per sq. km of land area | 294.59 people per sq. km of land area | 2.77 people per sq. km of land area | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 302.61 people per sq. km of land area | 316.7 people per sq. km of land area | 14.09 people per sq. km of land area | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 320.18 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 Viet Nam?
- 15.66 people per sq. km of land area, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for population density?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 38th 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.