Years colonized in El Salvador

El Salvador: Years colonized was 294 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
294
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 159 countries
All-time high
294
in 1821
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in El Salvador, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in El Salvador is 294, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in El Salvador peaked at 294 in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places El Salvador 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in El Salvador, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 1 —
1529 2 +100.0%
1530 3 +50.0%
1531 4 +33.3%
1532 5 +25.0%
1533 6 +20.0%
1534 7 +16.7%
1535 8 +14.3%
1536 9 +12.5%
1537 10 +11.1%
1538 11 +10.0%
1539 12 +9.1%
1540 13 +8.3%
1541 14 +7.7%
1542 15 +7.1%
1543 16 +6.7%
1544 17 +6.2%
1545 18 +5.9%
1546 19 +5.6%
1547 20 +5.3%
1548 21 +5.0%
1549 22 +4.8%
1550 23 +4.5%
1551 24 +4.3%
1552 25 +4.2%
1553 26 +4.0%
1554 27 +3.8%
1555 28 +3.7%
1556 29 +3.6%
1557 30 +3.4%
1558 31 +3.3%
1559 32 +3.2%
1560 33 +3.1%
1561 34 +3.0%
1562 35 +2.9%
1563 36 +2.9%
1564 37 +2.8%
1565 38 +2.7%
1566 39 +2.6%
1567 40 +2.6%
1568 41 +2.5%
1569 42 +2.4%
1570 43 +2.4%
1571 44 +2.3%
1572 45 +2.3%
1573 46 +2.2%
1574 47 +2.2%
1575 48 +2.1%
1576 49 +2.1%
1577 50 +2.0%
1578 51 +2.0%
1579 52 +2.0%
1580 53 +1.9%
1581 54 +1.9%
1582 55 +1.9%
1583 56 +1.8%
1584 57 +1.8%
1585 58 +1.8%
1586 59 +1.7%
1587 60 +1.7%
1588 61 +1.7%
1589 62 +1.6%
1590 63 +1.6%
1591 64 +1.6%
1592 65 +1.6%
1593 66 +1.5%
1594 67 +1.5%
1595 68 +1.5%
1596 69 +1.5%
1597 70 +1.4%
1598 71 +1.4%
1599 72 +1.4%
1600 73 +1.4%
1601 74 +1.4%
1602 75 +1.4%
1603 76 +1.3%
1604 77 +1.3%
1605 78 +1.3%
1606 79 +1.3%
1607 80 +1.3%
1608 81 +1.2%
1609 82 +1.2%
1610 83 +1.2%
1611 84 +1.2%
1612 85 +1.2%
1613 86 +1.2%
1614 87 +1.2%
1615 88 +1.1%
1616 89 +1.1%
1617 90 +1.1%
1618 91 +1.1%
1619 92 +1.1%
1620 93 +1.1%
1621 94 +1.1%
1622 95 +1.1%
1623 96 +1.1%
1624 97 +1.0%
1625 98 +1.0%
1626 99 +1.0%
1627 100 +1.0%
1628 101 +1.0%
1629 102 +1.0%
1630 103 +1.0%
1631 104 +1.0%
1632 105 +1.0%
1633 106 +1.0%
1634 107 +0.9%
1635 108 +0.9%
1636 109 +0.9%
1637 110 +0.9%
1638 111 +0.9%
1639 112 +0.9%
1640 113 +0.9%
1641 114 +0.9%
1642 115 +0.9%
1643 116 +0.9%
1644 117 +0.9%
1645 118 +0.9%
1646 119 +0.8%
1647 120 +0.8%
1648 121 +0.8%
1649 122 +0.8%
1650 123 +0.8%
1651 124 +0.8%
1652 125 +0.8%
1653 126 +0.8%
1654 127 +0.8%
1655 128 +0.8%
1656 129 +0.8%
1657 130 +0.8%
1658 131 +0.8%
1659 132 +0.8%
1660 133 +0.8%
1661 134 +0.8%
1662 135 +0.7%
1663 136 +0.7%
1664 137 +0.7%
1665 138 +0.7%
1666 139 +0.7%
1667 140 +0.7%
1668 141 +0.7%
1669 142 +0.7%
1670 143 +0.7%
1671 144 +0.7%
1672 145 +0.7%
1673 146 +0.7%
1674 147 +0.7%
1675 148 +0.7%
1676 149 +0.7%
1677 150 +0.7%
1678 151 +0.7%
1679 152 +0.7%
1680 153 +0.7%
1681 154 +0.7%
1682 155 +0.6%
1683 156 +0.6%
1684 157 +0.6%
1685 158 +0.6%
1686 159 +0.6%
1687 160 +0.6%
1688 161 +0.6%
1689 162 +0.6%
1690 163 +0.6%
1691 164 +0.6%
1692 165 +0.6%
1693 166 +0.6%
1694 167 +0.6%
1695 168 +0.6%
1696 169 +0.6%
1697 170 +0.6%
1698 171 +0.6%
1699 172 +0.6%
1700 173 +0.6%
1701 174 +0.6%
1702 175 +0.6%
1703 176 +0.6%
1704 177 +0.6%
1705 178 +0.6%
1706 179 +0.6%
1707 180 +0.6%
1708 181 +0.6%
1709 182 +0.6%
1710 183 +0.5%
1711 184 +0.5%
1712 185 +0.5%
1713 186 +0.5%
1714 187 +0.5%
1715 188 +0.5%
1716 189 +0.5%
1717 190 +0.5%
1718 191 +0.5%
1719 192 +0.5%
1720 193 +0.5%
1721 194 +0.5%
1722 195 +0.5%
1723 196 +0.5%
1724 197 +0.5%
1725 198 +0.5%
1726 199 +0.5%
1727 200 +0.5%
1728 201 +0.5%
1729 202 +0.5%
1730 203 +0.5%
1731 204 +0.5%
1732 205 +0.5%
1733 206 +0.5%
1734 207 +0.5%
1735 208 +0.5%
1736 209 +0.5%
1737 210 +0.5%
1738 211 +0.5%
1739 212 +0.5%
1740 213 +0.5%
1741 214 +0.5%
1742 215 +0.5%
1743 216 +0.5%
1744 217 +0.5%
1745 218 +0.5%
1746 219 +0.5%
1747 220 +0.5%
1748 221 +0.5%
1749 222 +0.5%
1750 223 +0.5%
1751 224 +0.4%
1752 225 +0.4%
1753 226 +0.4%
1754 227 +0.4%
1755 228 +0.4%
1756 229 +0.4%
1757 230 +0.4%
1758 231 +0.4%
1759 232 +0.4%
1760 233 +0.4%
1761 234 +0.4%
1762 235 +0.4%
1763 236 +0.4%
1764 237 +0.4%
1765 238 +0.4%
1766 239 +0.4%
1767 240 +0.4%
1768 241 +0.4%
1769 242 +0.4%
1770 243 +0.4%
1771 244 +0.4%
1772 245 +0.4%
1773 246 +0.4%
1774 247 +0.4%
1775 248 +0.4%
1776 249 +0.4%
1777 250 +0.4%
1778 251 +0.4%
1779 252 +0.4%
1780 253 +0.4%
1781 254 +0.4%
1782 255 +0.4%
1783 256 +0.4%
1784 257 +0.4%
1785 258 +0.4%
1786 259 +0.4%
1787 260 +0.4%
1788 261 +0.4%
1789 262 +0.4%
1790 263 +0.4%
1791 264 +0.4%
1792 265 +0.4%
1793 266 +0.4%
1794 267 +0.4%
1795 268 +0.4%
1796 269 +0.4%
1797 270 +0.4%
1798 271 +0.4%
1799 272 +0.4%
1800 273 +0.4%
1801 274 +0.4%
1802 275 +0.4%
1803 276 +0.4%
1804 277 +0.4%
1805 278 +0.4%
1806 279 +0.4%
1807 280 +0.4%
1808 281 +0.4%
1809 282 +0.4%
1810 283 +0.4%
1811 284 +0.4%
1812 285 +0.4%
1813 286 +0.4%
1814 287 +0.3%
1815 288 +0.3%
1816 289 +0.3%
1817 290 +0.3%
1818 291 +0.3%
1819 292 +0.3%
1820 293 +0.3%
1821 294 +0.3%
1822 294 +0.0%
1823 294 +0.0%
1824 294 +0.0%
1825 294 +0.0%
1826 294 +0.0%
1827 294 +0.0%
1828 294 +0.0%
1829 294 +0.0%
1830 294 +0.0%
1831 294 +0.0%
1832 294 +0.0%
1833 294 +0.0%
1834 294 +0.0%
1835 294 +0.0%
1836 294 +0.0%
1837 294 +0.0%
1838 294 +0.0%
1839 294 +0.0%
1840 294 +0.0%
1841 294 +0.0%
1842 294 +0.0%
1843 294 +0.0%
1844 294 +0.0%
1845 294 +0.0%
1846 294 +0.0%
1847 294 +0.0%
1848 294 +0.0%
1849 294 +0.0%
1850 294 +0.0%
1851 294 +0.0%
1852 294 +0.0%
1853 294 +0.0%
1854 294 +0.0%
1855 294 +0.0%
1856 294 +0.0%
1857 294 +0.0%
1858 294 +0.0%
1859 294 +0.0%
1860 294 +0.0%
1861 294 +0.0%
1862 294 +0.0%
1863 294 +0.0%
1864 294 +0.0%
1865 294 +0.0%
1866 294 +0.0%
1867 294 +0.0%
1868 294 +0.0%
1869 294 +0.0%
1870 294 +0.0%
1871 294 +0.0%
1872 294 +0.0%
1873 294 +0.0%
1874 294 +0.0%
1875 294 +0.0%
1876 294 +0.0%
1877 294 +0.0%
1878 294 +0.0%
1879 294 +0.0%
1880 294 +0.0%
1881 294 +0.0%
1882 294 +0.0%
1883 294 +0.0%
1884 294 +0.0%
1885 294 +0.0%
1886 294 +0.0%
1887 294 +0.0%
1888 294 +0.0%
1889 294 +0.0%
1890 294 +0.0%
1891 294 +0.0%
1892 294 +0.0%
1893 294 +0.0%
1894 294 +0.0%
1895 294 +0.0%
1896 294 +0.0%
1897 294 +0.0%
1898 294 +0.0%
1899 294 +0.0%
1900 294 +0.0%
1901 294 +0.0%
1902 294 +0.0%
1903 294 +0.0%
1904 294 +0.0%
1905 294 +0.0%
1906 294 +0.0%
1907 294 +0.0%
1908 294 +0.0%
1909 294 +0.0%
1910 294 +0.0%
1911 294 +0.0%
1912 294 +0.0%
1913 294 +0.0%
1914 294 +0.0%
1915 294 +0.0%
1916 294 +0.0%
1917 294 +0.0%
1918 294 +0.0%
1919 294 +0.0%
1920 294 +0.0%
1921 294 +0.0%
1922 294 +0.0%
1923 294 +0.0%
1924 294 +0.0%
1925 294 +0.0%
1926 294 +0.0%
1927 294 +0.0%
1928 294 +0.0%
1929 294 +0.0%
1930 294 +0.0%
1931 294 +0.0%
1932 294 +0.0%
1933 294 +0.0%
1934 294 +0.0%
1935 294 +0.0%
1936 294 +0.0%
1937 294 +0.0%
1938 294 +0.0%
1939 294 +0.0%
1940 294 +0.0%
1941 294 +0.0%
1942 294 +0.0%
1943 294 +0.0%
1944 294 +0.0%
1945 294 +0.0%
1946 294 +0.0%
1947 294 +0.0%
1948 294 +0.0%
1949 294 +0.0%
1950 294 +0.0%
1951 294 +0.0%
1952 294 +0.0%
1953 294 +0.0%
1954 294 +0.0%
1955 294 +0.0%
1956 294 +0.0%
1957 294 +0.0%
1958 294 +0.0%
1959 294 +0.0%
1960 294 +0.0%
1961 294 +0.0%
1962 294 +0.0%
1963 294 +0.0%
1964 294 +0.0%
1965 294 +0.0%
1966 294 +0.0%
1967 294 +0.0%
1968 294 +0.0%
1969 294 +0.0%
1970 294 +0.0%
1971 294 +0.0%
1972 294 +0.0%
1973 294 +0.0%
1974 294 +0.0%
1975 294 +0.0%
1976 294 +0.0%
1977 294 +0.0%
1978 294 +0.0%
1979 294 +0.0%
1980 294 +0.0%
1981 294 +0.0%
1982 294 +0.0%
1983 294 +0.0%
1984 294 +0.0%
1985 294 +0.0%
1986 294 +0.0%
1987 294 +0.0%
1988 294 +0.0%
1989 294 +0.0%
1990 294 +0.0%
1991 294 +0.0%
1992 294 +0.0%
1993 294 +0.0%
1994 294 +0.0%
1995 294 +0.0%
1996 294 +0.0%
1997 294 +0.0%
1998 294 +0.0%
1999 294 +0.0%
2000 294 +0.0%
2001 294 +0.0%
2002 294 +0.0%
2003 294 +0.0%
2004 294 +0.0%
2005 294 +0.0%
2006 294 +0.0%
2007 294 +0.0%
2008 294 +0.0%
2009 294 +0.0%
2010 294 +0.0%
2011 294 +0.0%
2012 294 +0.0%
2013 294 +0.0%
2014 294 +0.0%
2015 294 +0.0%
2016 294 +0.0%
2017 294 +0.0%
2018 294 +0.0%
2019 294 +0.0%
2020 294 +0.0%
2021 294 +0.0%
2022 294 +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 294 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 294 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1529 +100.0% 1 2
1530 +50.0% 2 3
1531 +33.3% 3 4
1532 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0.3 0 2 10
1530s 7.5 3 12 10
1540s 17.5 13 22 10
1550s 27.5 23 32 10
1560s 37.5 33 42 10
1570s 47.5 43 52 10
1580s 57.5 53 62 10
1590s 67.5 63 72 10
1600s 77.5 73 82 10
1610s 87.5 83 92 10
1620s 97.5 93 102 10
1630s 107.5 103 112 10
1640s 117.5 113 122 10
1650s 127.5 123 132 10
1660s 137.5 133 142 10
1670s 147.5 143 152 10
1680s 157.5 153 162 10
1690s 167.5 163 172 10
1700s 177.5 173 182 10
1710s 187.5 183 192 10
1720s 197.5 193 202 10
1730s 207.5 203 212 10
1740s 217.5 213 222 10
1750s 227.5 223 232 10
1760s 237.5 233 242 10
1770s 247.5 243 252 10
1780s 257.5 253 262 10
1790s 267.5 263 272 10
1800s 277.5 273 282 10
1810s 287.5 283 292 10
1820s 293.9 293 294 10
1830s 294 294 294 10
1840s 294 294 294 10
1850s 294 294 294 10
1860s 294 294 294 10
1870s 294 294 294 10
1880s 294 294 294 10
1890s 294 294 294 10
1900s 294 294 294 10
1910s 294 294 294 10
1920s 294 294 294 10
1930s 294 294 294 10
1940s 294 294 294 10
1950s 294 294 294 10
1960s 294 294 294 10
1970s 294 294 294 10
1980s 294 294 294 10
1990s 294 294 294 10
2000s 294 294 294 10
2010s 294 294 294 10
2020s 294 294 294 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in El Salvador?
Years colonized in El Salvador was 294 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 294 in 1821.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does El Salvador rank for years colonized?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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