El Salvador vs Thailand: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
12,576 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
13,874 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
67th
Thailand rank
65th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 13,874 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,576 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1,298 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 798.26 current US$ per square kilometre 28.85 current US$ per square kilometre 769.41 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 213.98 current US$ per square kilometre 120.23 current US$ per square kilometre 93.74 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 125.15 current US$ per square kilometre 246.07 current US$ per square kilometre 120.92 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 966.84 current US$ per square kilometre 6,392 current US$ per square kilometre 5,425 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 4,848 current US$ per square kilometre 8,156 current US$ per square kilometre 3,308 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 11,867 current US$ per square kilometre 13,168 current US$ per square kilometre 1,301 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Thailand?
Thailand, at 13,874 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,576 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Thailand?
1,298 current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 65th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.