El Salvador vs Spain: Police officers per 1000 people

El Salvador
4.77
in 2015
Spain
4.68
in 2015
El Salvador rank
33rd
Spain rank
34th

Police officers per 1000 people over time

  • El Salvador
  • Spain
012345197319942015

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.77 against 4.68 in Spain, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Spain ahead.

El Salvador ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 103 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 3.93 4.48 0.5558 Spain
2010s 4.62 4.79 0.1704 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1000 people, El Salvador or Spain?
El Salvador, at 4.77 against 4.68 in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in police officers per 1000 people between El Salvador and Spain?
0.09, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for police officers per 1000 people?
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 34th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Police officers per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed