Botswana vs El Salvador: Urban pop in out of slums

Botswana
643,381
in 2022
El Salvador
767,281
in 2022
Botswana rank
80th
El Salvador rank
77th

Urban pop in out of slums over time

  • Botswana
  • El Salvador
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020112022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 767,281 against 643,381 in Botswana, a difference of 123,900.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 174 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 564,092 1.37 million 808,259 El Salvador
2010s 615,811 990,090 374,279 El Salvador
2020s 632,968 759,417 126,449 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban pop in out of slums, Botswana or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 767,281 against 643,381 in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in urban pop in out of slums between Botswana and El Salvador?
123,900, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for urban pop in out of slums?
Botswana ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed