El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

El Salvador
0.0033 sq. km per person
in 2023
Viet Nam
0.0031 sq. km per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
177th
Viet Nam rank
179th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Viet Nam
0.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0033 sq. km per person against 0.0031 sq. km per person in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.

El Salvador ranks 177th and Viet Nam ranks 179th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0065 sq. km per person 0.0088 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person Viet Nam
1970s 0.0051 sq. km per person 0.0071 sq. km per person 0.002 sq. km per person Viet Nam
1980s 0.0043 sq. km per person 0.0056 sq. km per person 0.0013 sq. km per person Viet Nam
1990s 0.0036 sq. km per person 0.0046 sq. km per person 0.0009 sq. km per person Viet Nam
2000s 0.0035 sq. km per person 0.0038 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Viet Nam
2010s 0.0034 sq. km per person 0.0034 sq. km per person 0 sq. km per person Viet Nam
2020s 0.0033 sq. km per person 0.0032 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
El Salvador, at 0.0033 sq. km per person against 0.0031 sq. km per person in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
0.0002 sq. km per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 177th and Viet Nam ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.