China vs El Salvador: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
China
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
El Salvador rank
48th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 75,070 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
China ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 183 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 | 7,551 current US$ per square kilometre | 47,827 current US$ per square kilometre | 40,276 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 14,652 current US$ per square kilometre | 101,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,580 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 28,270 current US$ per square kilometre | 192,903 current US$ per square kilometre | 164,633 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 71,703 current US$ per square kilometre | 444,932 current US$ per square kilometre | 373,229 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 265,136 current US$ per square kilometre | 849,954 current US$ per square kilometre | 584,818 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre | 199,355 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre | 53,500 current US$ per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
- 75,070 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current 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.