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

El Salvador
0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
95th
Nigeria rank
98th

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

El Salvador ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.1012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 0.1015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Nigeria?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 98th 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.