El Salvador vs Philippines: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square
El Salvador
53.86 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
55.73 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Philippines rank
19th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 55.73 units per square kilometre against 53.86 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1.87 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 19th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.05 units per square kilometre | 10.57 units per square kilometre | 8.48 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28.3 units per square kilometre | 17.48 units per square kilometre | 10.81 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 39.32 units per square kilometre | 25.25 units per square kilometre | 14.08 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 50.04 units per square kilometre | 33.76 units per square kilometre | 16.29 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 51.77 units per square kilometre | 40.21 units per square kilometre | 11.56 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 52.97 units per square kilometre | 48.25 units per square kilometre | 4.71 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 53.57 units per square kilometre | 54.25 units per square kilometre | 0.6821 units per square kilometre | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 55.73 units per square kilometre against 53.86 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 1.87 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 19th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.