El Salvador vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population in the largest city
El Salvador
23.6%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
23.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
104th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
101st
Population in the largest city over time
- El Salvador
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 23.8% against 23.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 153 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 57.7% | 26.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 35.5% | 57.2% | 21.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 47.3% | 10.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 40.1% | 5.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 34.9% | 5.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 28.6% | 2.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.5% | 0.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, El Salvador or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for population in the largest city?
- El Salvador ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.