El Salvador vs Somalia: Share of land defined as natural habitat

El Salvador
27.86
in 2010
Somalia
29.36
in 2010
El Salvador rank
138th
Somalia rank
136th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • El Salvador
  • Somalia
20406080178018952010

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 29.36 against 27.86 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.5.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and Somalia ranks 136th of 168 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 23 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Somalia Difference Ahead
1780s 84.12 83.05 1.07 El Salvador
1790s 83.78 82.57 1.21 El Salvador
1800s 83.42 82.05 1.36 El Salvador
1810s 83.05 81.49 1.56 El Salvador
1820s 82.66 80.88 1.78 El Salvador
1830s 81.62 79.76 1.86 El Salvador
1840s 80.84 78.66 2.18 El Salvador
1850s 80.02 77.44 2.58 El Salvador
1860s 78.88 76.09 2.79 El Salvador
1870s 77.74 74.45 3.3 El Salvador
1880s 76.03 72.6 3.44 El Salvador
1890s 74.25 70.52 3.72 El Salvador
1900s 72.4 68.19 4.22 El Salvador
1910s 68.79 65.6 3.19 El Salvador
1920s 62.35 61.51 0.8402 El Salvador
1930s 60.65 56.72 3.93 El Salvador
1940s 54.11 51.07 3.04 El Salvador
1950s 50.06 44.43 5.63 El Salvador
1960s 37.79 29.94 7.85 El Salvador
1970s 38.39 29.86 8.53 El Salvador
1980s 33.23 29.78 3.45 El Salvador
1990s 31.97 29.77 2.21 El Salvador
2000s 33.41 29.7 3.7 El Salvador
2010s 27.86 29.36 1.5 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land defined as natural habitat, El Salvador or Somalia?
Somalia, at 29.36 against 27.86 in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in share of land defined as natural habitat between El Salvador and Somalia?
1.5, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Somalia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Somalia rank globally for share of land defined as natural habitat?
El Salvador ranks 138th and Somalia ranks 136th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land defined as natural habitat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.