China vs El Salvador: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

China
3.79 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
3.86 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
64th
El Salvador rank
62nd

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • El Salvador
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020062023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.86 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 70,820 current international $ per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

China ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 201 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 231,256 current international $ per square kilometre 999,054 current international $ per square kilometre 767,797 current international $ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 730,671 current international $ per square kilometre 1.52 million current international $ per square kilometre 793,698 current international $ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 1.95 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.34 million current international $ per square kilometre 382,625 current international $ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 3.28 million current international $ per square kilometre 3.39 million current international $ per square kilometre 103,635 current international $ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 3.86 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.79 million current international $ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
70,820 current international $ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
China ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.