El Salvador vs Somalia: Urban area over the long-term
El Salvador
539.22 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Somalia
597.81 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Somalia rank
118th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 597.81 kmĀ² per grid cell against 539.22 kmĀ² per grid cell in El Salvador, a difference of 58.59 kmĀ² per grid cell.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 39 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1100s | 0.0005 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0004 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0002 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1200s | 0.0017 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0012 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0005 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 0.0056 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0043 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0014 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 0.0185 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0143 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0041 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1500s | 0.0605 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0478 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0127 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1600s | 0.198 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1524 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0456 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 0.648 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.4841 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1639 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 0.7081 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.4052 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3029 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 0.8079 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.5075 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3005 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 0.9255 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.6345 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.291 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 1.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.7919 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.2739 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 1.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.987 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.2495 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 1.45 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.2201 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 1.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.1919 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 2.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.9 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3768 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 2.94 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.35 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.5867 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 3.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.91 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.8211 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 4.68 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.6 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 5.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.35 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 7.57 kmĀ² per grid cell | 5.51 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 9.68 kmĀ² per grid cell | 6.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2.89 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 12.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 8.38 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 16 kmĀ² per grid cell | 10.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | 5.94 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20.33 kmĀ² per grid cell | 12.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | 8.26 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 26.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 11.65 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 31.39 kmĀ² per grid cell | 17.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | 13.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 34.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 21.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | 12.7 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 39.27 kmĀ² per grid cell | 25.35 kmĀ² per grid cell | 13.92 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 48.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 27.43 kmĀ² per grid cell | 21.04 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 48.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 29.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | 19.45 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 54.36 kmĀ² per grid cell | 29.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | 25.34 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 80.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 34.81 kmĀ² per grid cell | 45.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 113.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | 52.44 kmĀ² per grid cell | 60.67 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 160.75 kmĀ² per grid cell | 88.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 72.51 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 223.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | 165.93 kmĀ² per grid cell | 58.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 310.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 220.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | 89.41 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 401.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 350.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 51.43 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 476.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 419.75 kmĀ² per grid cell | 56.5 kmĀ² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 527.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | 554.7 kmĀ² per grid cell | 27.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, El Salvador or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 597.81 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 Somalia?
- 58.59 kmĀ² per grid cell, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Somalia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th 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.