El Salvador vs Guatemala: Country area — Area, per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
95th
Guatemala rank
93rd

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 93rd of 190 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 0.1012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0001 1000 ha 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 country area — area, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 93rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,041 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Country area — Area 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.