El Salvador vs Hong Kong: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

El Salvador
367,878 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Hong Kong
431,515 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
El Salvador rank
9th
Hong Kong rank
8th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre against 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 63,637 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 65,741 current US$ per square kilometre 135,284 current US$ per square kilometre 69,543 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 133,701 current US$ per square kilometre 226,596 current US$ per square kilometre 92,895 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 212,537 current US$ per square kilometre 370,445 current US$ per square kilometre 157,908 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 327,069 current US$ per square kilometre 418,888 current US$ per square kilometre 91,818 current US$ per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 431,515 current US$ per square kilometre against 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Hong Kong?
63,637 current US$ per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Hong Kong rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 9th and Hong Kong ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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 and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.