China vs El Salvador: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

China
1.80 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
43rd
El Salvador rank
45th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.80 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 214,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.

China ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 197,854 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 991,701 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 793,847 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 440,485 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 711,226 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 1.14 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 176,256 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 1.67 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.50 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 164,002 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
China, at 1.80 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
214,920 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 45th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,891 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 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.