Brazil vs El Salvador: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Brazil
0.7%
in 2022
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2022
Brazil rank
70th
El Salvador rank
67th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 208 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Brazil ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).