China vs El Salvador: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

China
3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
63rd
El Salvador rank
62nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in China, a difference of 63,760 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 198 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 344,648 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 885,202 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 722,796 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 3.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 86,570 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
63,760 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
China ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.