El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square
El Salvador
53.86 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
60.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Viet Nam rank
18th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 60.88 units per square kilometre against 53.86 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 7.02 units per square kilometre.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
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 Viet Nam ranks 18th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.05 units per square kilometre | 8.04 units per square kilometre | 11.01 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28.3 units per square kilometre | 11.51 units per square kilometre | 16.78 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 39.32 units per square kilometre | 14.66 units per square kilometre | 24.67 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 50.04 units per square kilometre | 19.19 units per square kilometre | 30.85 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 51.77 units per square kilometre | 29.72 units per square kilometre | 22.05 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 52.97 units per square kilometre | 44.78 units per square kilometre | 8.19 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 53.57 units per square kilometre | 58.08 units per square kilometre | 4.52 units per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 60.88 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 Viet Nam?
- 7.02 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Viet Nam ranks 18th 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.