El Salvador vs Guatemala: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Guatemala rank
34th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Guatemala'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 36th and Guatemala ranks 34th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0301 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0636 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0373 1000 No per square kilometre 0.078 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 0.1263 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.1244 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0701 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0643 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0473 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 0.0935 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0752 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0817 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 34th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.