Belize vs El Salvador: Land use over the long term
Belize
50,000
in 2025
El Salvador
63,514
in 2025
Belize rank
152nd
El Salvador rank
150th
Land use over the long term over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 63,514 against 50,000 in Belize, a difference of 13,514.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 152nd and El Salvador ranks 150th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 5,009 | 15,966 | 10,957 | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 5,358 | 23,046 | 17,688 | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 5,683 | 23,872 | 18,189 | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 6,028 | 24,787 | 18,759 | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 6,394 | 25,826 | 19,432 | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 6,783 | 27,041 | 20,258 | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 7,195 | 28,506 | 21,311 | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 7,632 | 30,330 | 22,697 | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 8,096 | 32,673 | 24,577 | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 8,588 | 39,198 | 30,610 | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 9,109 | 45,962 | 36,852 | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 9,663 | 52,964 | 43,301 | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 10,250 | 60,873 | 50,623 | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 10,384 | 69,158 | 58,774 | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 10,520 | 82,461 | 71,941 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 10,657 | 96,403 | 85,746 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 10,796 | 110,984 | 100,188 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 10,938 | 121,874 | 110,936 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 12,063 | 130,353 | 118,290 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 13,305 | 144,833 | 131,528 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 14,675 | 155,591 | 140,916 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 16,186 | 162,625 | 146,439 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 17,852 | 188,770 | 170,918 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 19,855 | 238,183 | 218,328 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 22,102 | 259,725 | 237,623 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 24,625 | 164,344 | 139,719 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 27,575 | 107,544 | 79,969 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 37,000 | 103,788 | 66,788 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 38,400 | 96,664 | 58,264 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 46,000 | 86,401 | 40,401 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 49,500 | 77,212 | 27,712 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 50,000 | 65,325 | 15,325 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 50,000 | 53,734 | 3,734 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 50,000 | 63,584 | 13,584 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 63,514 against 50,000 in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Belize and El Salvador?
- 13,514, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Belize ranks 152nd and El Salvador ranks 150th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.