El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2022
Viet Nam
0.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
67th
Viet Nam rank
66th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- El Salvador ranks 67th and Viet Nam ranks 66th 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).