El Salvador vs Peru: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per

El Salvador
2.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
1.9 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Peru rank
84th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.42 people per square kilometre against 1.9 people per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.52 people per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th of 171 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 20 people per square kilometre 3.26 people per square kilometre 16.74 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 9.35 people per square kilometre 2.47 people per square kilometre 6.88 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 3.45 people per square kilometre 2.02 people per square kilometre 1.43 people per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 2.42 people per square kilometre against 1.9 people per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per between El Salvador and Peru?
0.52 people per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
El Salvador ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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.