El Salvador vs Senegal: Urban area over the long-term
El Salvador
539.22 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Senegal
563.31 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Senegal rank
120th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 563.31 kmĀ² per grid cell against 539.22 kmĀ² per grid cell in El Salvador, a difference of 24.09 kmĀ² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Senegal ranks 120th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 19 and Senegal in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0002 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1100s | 0.0005 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0006 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1200s | 0.0017 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0024 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0006 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1300s | 0.0056 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0089 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0032 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1400s | 0.0185 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0333 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0148 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1500s | 0.0605 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1248 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0643 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1600s | 0.198 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.4681 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.2701 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1700s | 0.648 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1710s | 0.7081 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.34 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1720s | 0.8079 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.32 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.51 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1730s | 0.9255 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.69 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1740s | 1.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.96 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.89 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1750s | 1.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.34 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1760s | 1.45 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.31 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1770s | 1.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1780s | 2.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.5 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1790s | 2.94 kmĀ² per grid cell | 5.37 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.43 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1800s | 3.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | 6.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.3 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1810s | 4.68 kmĀ² per grid cell | 6.78 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1820s | 5.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | 7.61 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1830s | 7.57 kmĀ² per grid cell | 8.54 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.9651 kmĀ² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1840s | 9.68 kmĀ² per grid cell | 9.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1091 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 12.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 16 kmĀ² per grid cell | 12.48 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20.33 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 5.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 26.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 18.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | 8.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 31.39 kmĀ² per grid cell | 21.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | 9.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 34.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 25.4 kmĀ² per grid cell | 8.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 39.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 29.59 kmĀ² per grid cell | 9.68 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 48.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 33.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 48.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 37.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 54.36 kmĀ² per grid cell | 37.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | 16.55 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 80.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 39.74 kmĀ² per grid cell | 41.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 113.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | 53.39 kmĀ² per grid cell | 59.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 160.75 kmĀ² per grid cell | 86.21 kmĀ² per grid cell | 74.54 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 223.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | 133.45 kmĀ² per grid cell | 90.54 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 310.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 198.28 kmĀ² per grid cell | 111.96 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 401.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 281.35 kmĀ² per grid cell | 120.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 476.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 400.26 kmĀ² per grid cell | 75.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 527.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 524.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.44 kmĀ² 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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 563.31 kmĀ² per grid cell against 539.22 kmĀ² per grid cell in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between El Salvador and Senegal?
- 24.09 kmĀ² per grid cell, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Senegal ranks 120th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) ā 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.