El Salvador vs Western Sahara: Urban area over the long-term
El Salvador
539.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Western Sahara
526.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Western Sahara rank
122nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Western Sahara
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 539.22 km² per grid cell against 526.56 km² per grid cell in Western Sahara, a difference of 12.66 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Western Sahara ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 38 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Western Sahara | 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 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1300s | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1400s | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0184 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1500s | 0.0605 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0602 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1600s | 0.198 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.1964 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 0.648 km² per grid cell | 0.007 km² per grid cell | 0.641 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 0.7081 km² per grid cell | 0.0103 km² per grid cell | 0.6978 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 0.8079 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 0.795 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 0.9255 km² per grid cell | 0.0162 km² per grid cell | 0.9092 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.0255 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 0.032 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 1.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0402 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 0.0632 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 3.73 km² per grid cell | 0.0793 km² per grid cell | 3.65 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 4.68 km² per grid cell | 0.0994 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 5.81 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 5.69 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 7.57 km² per grid cell | 0.1579 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 9.68 km² per grid cell | 0.1991 km² per grid cell | 9.49 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 12.19 km² per grid cell | 0.2507 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 16 km² per grid cell | 0.3151 km² per grid cell | 15.69 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20.33 km² per grid cell | 0.3976 km² per grid cell | 19.93 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 26.27 km² per grid cell | 0.4914 km² per grid cell | 25.78 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 31.39 km² per grid cell | 0.5811 km² per grid cell | 30.81 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 34.23 km² per grid cell | 0.6413 km² per grid cell | 33.59 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 39.27 km² per grid cell | 0.6595 km² per grid cell | 38.61 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 47.18 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 48.47 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 45.92 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 54.36 km² per grid cell | 5.39 km² per grid cell | 48.96 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 80.8 km² per grid cell | 17.92 km² per grid cell | 62.88 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 113.11 km² per grid cell | 50.91 km² per grid cell | 62.21 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 160.75 km² per grid cell | 140.03 km² per grid cell | 20.73 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 223.99 km² per grid cell | 307.98 km² per grid cell | 83.99 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 310.24 km² per grid cell | 350.47 km² per grid cell | 40.23 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 401.62 km² per grid cell | 359.54 km² per grid cell | 42.08 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 476.25 km² per grid cell | 452.2 km² per grid cell | 24.05 km² per grid cell | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 527.24 km² per grid cell | 513.02 km² per grid cell | 14.22 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 Western Sahara?
- El Salvador, at 539.22 km² per grid cell against 526.56 km² per grid cell in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between El Salvador and Western Sahara?
- 12.66 km² per grid cell, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Western Sahara rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Western Sahara ranks 122nd 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.