El Salvador vs Portugal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

El Salvador
53.86 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
47.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Portugal rank
22nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • El Salvador
  • Portugal
20304050196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 53.86 units per square kilometre against 47.22 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 6.64 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

El Salvador ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 19.05 units per square kilometre 27.77 units per square kilometre 8.73 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 28.3 units per square kilometre 33.67 units per square kilometre 5.38 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 39.32 units per square kilometre 39.86 units per square kilometre 0.532 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 50.04 units per square kilometre 41.49 units per square kilometre 8.55 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 51.77 units per square kilometre 43.77 units per square kilometre 8 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 52.97 units per square kilometre 45.57 units per square kilometre 7.4 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 53.57 units per square kilometre 46.91 units per square kilometre 6.66 units per square kilometre El Salvador

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 Portugal?
El Salvador, at 53.86 units per square kilometre against 47.22 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between El Salvador and Portugal?
6.64 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
El Salvador ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.