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
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.