El Salvador vs Philippines: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
348,249 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
343,086 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
56th
Philippines rank
57th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196519942023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 348,249 current US$ per square kilometre against 343,086 current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 5,163 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 57th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 23,633 current US$ per square kilometre 27,704 current US$ per square kilometre 4,071 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 68,901 current US$ per square kilometre 52,944 current US$ per square kilometre 15,957 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 130,005 current US$ per square kilometre 71,331 current US$ per square kilometre 58,674 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 190,218 current US$ per square kilometre 229,636 current US$ per square kilometre 39,418 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 314,758 current US$ per square kilometre 292,194 current US$ per square kilometre 22,564 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Philippines?
El Salvador, at 348,249 current US$ per square kilometre against 343,086 current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Philippines?
5,163 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 57th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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
227 places, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.