Cook Islands vs El Salvador: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Cook Islands
76.9%
in 2025
El Salvador
75.5%
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
85th
El Salvador rank
87th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Cook Islands
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 76.9% against 75.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 85th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 238 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.7% | 37.4% | 4.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 38.9% | 11.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 40.6% | 13.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 45.5% | 9.6% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 52.2% | 7.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 60.6% | 9.7% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 69.1% | 5.2% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 74.3% | 1.9% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Cook Islands or El Salvador?
- Cook Islands, at 76.9% against 75.5% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Cook Islands and El Salvador?
- 1.4%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and El Salvador?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and El Salvador rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Cook Islands ranks 85th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.