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

China
2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
El Salvador
2.86 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
43rd
El Salvador rank
45th

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

  • China
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.86 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 11,770 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

China ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 87,332 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 483,289 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 395,957 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 150,536 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 767,405 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 616,870 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 281,008 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 770,269 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 489,261 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 483,159 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 664,817 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 905,377 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.81 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 905,741 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 1.91 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.41 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 505,745 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 2.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.72 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 25,677 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre China

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?
China, at 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.86 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
11,770 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
China ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.