El Salvador vs United States Virgin Islands: Population density

El Salvador
304.52 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
299.76 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
United States Virgin Islands rank
42nd

Population density over time

  • El Salvador
  • United States Virgin Islands
100150200250300196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 304.52 people per sq. km of land area against 299.76 people per sq. km of land area in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 4.76 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 40th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 153.97 people per sq. km of land area 128.48 people per sq. km of land area 25.49 people per sq. km of land area El Salvador
1970s 195.95 people per sq. km of land area 245.93 people per sq. km of land area 49.98 people per sq. km of land area United States Virgin Islands
1980s 235.1 people per sq. km of land area 287.14 people per sq. km of land area 52.04 people per sq. km of land area United States Virgin Islands
1990s 275.39 people per sq. km of land area 305.65 people per sq. km of land area 30.26 people per sq. km of land area United States Virgin Islands
2000s 289.56 people per sq. km of land area 309.89 people per sq. km of land area 20.34 people per sq. km of land area United States Virgin Islands
2010s 297.37 people per sq. km of land area 307.7 people per sq. km of land area 10.33 people per sq. km of land area United States Virgin Islands
2020s 302.61 people per sq. km of land area 301.78 people per sq. km of land area 0.8322 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 States Virgin Islands?
El Salvador, at 304.52 people per sq. km of land area against 299.76 people per sq. km of land area in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands?
4.76 people per sq. km of land area, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population density?
El Salvador ranks 40th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 42nd 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

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
Last refreshed

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.