El Salvador vs Laos: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
El Salvador
23.6%
in 2025
Laos
23.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
104th
Laos rank
101st
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 23.8% against 23.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 104th and Laos ranks 101st of 153 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 57.7% | 26.3% | Laos |
| 1970s | 35.5% | 57.2% | 21.7% | Laos |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 47.3% | 10.6% | Laos |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 40.1% | 5.2% | Laos |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 34.9% | 5.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 28.6% | 2.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.5% | 0.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, El Salvador or Laos?
- Laos, at 23.8% against 23.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for population in the largest city?
- El Salvador ranks 104th and Laos ranks 101st of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.