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

El Salvador
3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
62nd
Philippines rank
60th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020062023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 341,270 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 60th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 1.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 813,778 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 2.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 769,185 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 2.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 164,629 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 238,458 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Philippines?
Philippines, at 3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Philippines?
341,270 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Philippines ranks 60th 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.