El Salvador vs Namibia: Urban area over the long-term
El Salvador
539.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Namibia
563.77 km² per grid cell
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Namibia rank
119th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 563.77 km² per grid cell against 539.22 km² per grid cell in El Salvador, a difference of 24.55 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 119th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 21 and Namibia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | 0.0148 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | 0.066 km² per grid cell | 0.0475 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0.0605 km² per grid cell | 0.2127 km² per grid cell | 0.1522 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0.198 km² per grid cell | 0.6854 km² per grid cell | 0.4874 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1700s | 0.648 km² per grid cell | 2.21 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1710s | 0.7081 km² per grid cell | 2.45 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1720s | 0.8079 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 1.83 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1730s | 0.9255 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | 1.91 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1740s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 3.06 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1750s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 3.29 km² per grid cell | 2.05 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1760s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 3.54 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1770s | 1.72 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1790s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 4.4 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.73 km² per grid cell | 4.73 km² per grid cell | 0.9938 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1810s | 4.68 km² per grid cell | 5.08 km² per grid cell | 0.3947 km² per grid cell | Namibia |
| 1820s | 5.81 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 0.3595 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 9.68 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | 3.41 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 12.19 km² per grid cell | 6.73 km² per grid cell | 5.46 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 16 km² per grid cell | 8.15 km² per grid cell | 7.85 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20.33 km² per grid cell | 9.87 km² per grid cell | 10.46 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 26.27 km² per grid cell | 11.95 km² per grid cell | 14.33 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 31.39 km² per grid cell | 14.45 km² per grid cell | 16.95 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 34.23 km² per grid cell | 17.35 km² per grid cell | 16.88 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 39.27 km² per grid cell | 21.65 km² per grid cell | 17.62 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 25.16 km² per grid cell | 23.31 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 27.84 km² per grid cell | 20.63 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 54.36 km² per grid cell | 27.94 km² per grid cell | 26.42 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 80.8 km² per grid cell | 32.33 km² per grid cell | 48.47 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 113.11 km² per grid cell | 45.61 km² per grid cell | 67.51 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 160.75 km² per grid cell | 69.43 km² per grid cell | 91.32 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 223.99 km² per grid cell | 103 km² per grid cell | 120.99 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 310.24 km² per grid cell | 170.92 km² per grid cell | 139.32 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 401.62 km² per grid cell | 263.67 km² per grid cell | 137.96 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 476.25 km² per grid cell | 404.7 km² per grid cell | 71.55 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 527.24 km² per grid cell | 525.32 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, El Salvador or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 563.77 km² per grid cell against 539.22 km² per grid cell in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between El Salvador and Namibia?
- 24.55 km² per grid cell, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 119th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.