El Salvador vs Qatar: Urban area over the long-term
El Salvador
539.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Qatar
499.79 km² per grid cell
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Qatar rank
124th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 539.22 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar, a difference of 39.43 km² per grid cell.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 124th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1200s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0177 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1500s | 0.0605 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0582 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1600s | 0.198 km² per grid cell | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | 0.1908 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 0.648 km² per grid cell | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.6294 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 0.7081 km² per grid cell | 0.0207 km² per grid cell | 0.6874 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 0.8079 km² per grid cell | 0.0223 km² per grid cell | 0.7856 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 0.9255 km² per grid cell | 0.0238 km² per grid cell | 0.9017 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0252 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 0.028 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 1.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 1.69 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 2.24 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 0.033 km² per grid cell | 2.9 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 3.73 km² per grid cell | 0.0352 km² per grid cell | 3.7 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 4.68 km² per grid cell | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 4.65 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 5.81 km² per grid cell | 0.0413 km² per grid cell | 5.77 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 7.53 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 9.68 km² per grid cell | 0.0508 km² per grid cell | 9.63 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 12.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0573 km² per grid cell | 12.13 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 16 km² per grid cell | 0.0656 km² per grid cell | 15.93 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20.33 km² per grid cell | 0.0726 km² per grid cell | 20.26 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 26.27 km² per grid cell | 0.0807 km² per grid cell | 26.19 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 31.39 km² per grid cell | 0.0898 km² per grid cell | 31.3 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 34.23 km² per grid cell | 0.1002 km² per grid cell | 34.13 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 39.27 km² per grid cell | 0.112 km² per grid cell | 39.16 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 0.2484 km² per grid cell | 48.22 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 0.5519 km² per grid cell | 47.91 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 54.36 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | 53.13 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 80.8 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 76.9 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 113.11 km² per grid cell | 8.59 km² per grid cell | 104.53 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 160.75 km² per grid cell | 20.99 km² per grid cell | 139.76 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 223.99 km² per grid cell | 45.82 km² per grid cell | 178.17 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 310.24 km² per grid cell | 78.9 km² per grid cell | 231.34 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 401.62 km² per grid cell | 161.85 km² per grid cell | 239.77 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 476.25 km² per grid cell | 371.46 km² per grid cell | 104.79 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 527.24 km² per grid cell | 476.33 km² per grid cell | 50.91 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 Qatar?
- El Salvador, at 539.22 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 39.43 km² per grid cell, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 124th 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.