Bahamas vs El Salvador: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Bahamas
1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
73rd
El Salvador rank
71st

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Bahamas
  • El Salvador
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 94,350 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bahamas ranks 73rd and El Salvador ranks 71st of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 40,711 current US$ per square kilometre 46,452 current US$ per square kilometre 5,741 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 69,237 current US$ per square kilometre 98,374 current US$ per square kilometre 29,137 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 214,796 current US$ per square kilometre 181,808 current US$ per square kilometre 32,988 current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 435,810 current US$ per square kilometre 391,862 current US$ per square kilometre 43,948 current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 942,362 current US$ per square kilometre 709,452 current US$ per square kilometre 232,911 current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,413 current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 152,715 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Bahamas or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Bahamas and El Salvador?
94,350 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 73rd and El Salvador ranks 71st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.