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

China
3.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
3.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
El Salvador rank
57th

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

  • China
  • El Salvador
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in China, a difference of 128,920 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

China ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 57th of 181 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 44,618 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 398,037 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 353,419 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 76,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 625,652 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 549,564 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 161,885 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 718,835 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 556,950 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 396,167 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 693,019 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 1.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 785,422 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 443,538 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 3.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 143,610 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 3.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.30 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?
128,920 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
China ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 57th of 181 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
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.