El Salvador has a population density of 792 people per square mile compared to 202.8 people in Guinea-Bissau. El Salvador has 35,733 sq ft of land per person vs 176,640 sq ft in Guinea-Bissau. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau are ranked 33rd and 111th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. El Salvador has 0.08% of the world's population and 0.01% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Guinea-Bissau, hence the population density in El Salvador is 290.8% higher than in Guinea-Bissau.
Population density comparison
El Salvador
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 202.8 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 33/197 | 111/197 |
| Population |
6386184
|
2288306
|
| Land area | 8,000 sq mi | 10,857 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 35,188 sq ft | 137,498 sq ft |
| Rural population | 24% | 54.1% |
| Urban population | 76% | 45.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in El Salvador increased by 5.55%, compared to a 63.1% growth in Guinea-Bissau.
In 2004, El Salvador ranked 27th for population density and is in 33rd place now. Guinea-Bissau was 123rd in 2004 and ranks 111th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 792 | 202.8 |
| 2023 | 789 | 198.3 |
| 2022 | 785 | 193.9 |
| 2021 | 782 | 189.6 |
| 2020 | 779 | 185.4 |
| 2019 | 778 | 181.2 |
| 2018 | 777 | 177 |
| 2017 | 777 | 172.9 |
| 2016 | 775 | 168.7 |
| 2015 | 773 | 164.5 |
| 2014 | 770 | 160.4 |
| 2013 | 767 | 156.2 |
| 2012 | 764 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | 761 | 148.1 |
| 2010 | 759 | 144.3 |
| 2009 | 756 | 140.6 |
| 2008 | 754 | 137.1 |
| 2007 | 751 | 133.6 |
| 2006 | 750 | 130.4 |
| 2005 | 751 | 127.3 |
| 2004 | 751 | 124.3 |
| 2003 | 750 | 121.5 |
| 2002 | 748 | 118.8 |
| 2001 | 746 | 116.2 |
| 2000 | 743 | 113.7 |
| 1999 | 739 | 111.5 |
| 1998 | 735 | 109.4 |
| 1997 | 731 | 107.4 |
| 1996 | 726 | 105.3 |
| 1995 | 720 | 103.2 |
| 1994 | 714 | 100.6 |
| 1993 | 707 | 97.5 |
| 1992 | 698 | 94.3 |
| 1991 | 687 | 91.6 |
| 1990 | 675 | 89.7 |
| 1989 | 662 | 88.2 |
| 1988 | 649 | 86.8 |
| 1987 | 637 | 85.4 |
| 1986 | 624 | 84 |
| 1985 | 612 | 82.7 |
| 1984 | 600 | 81.4 |
| 1983 | 588 | 80.1 |
| 1982 | 578 | 78.8 |
| 1981 | 571 | 77.6 |
| 1980 | 568 | 76.4 |
| 1979 | 560 | 75.5 |
| 1978 | 549 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 538 | 68.3 |
| 1976 | 526 | 63.9 |
| 1975 | 512 | 60 |
| 1974 | 501 | 56.5 |
| 1973 | 489 | 54.6 |
| 1972 | 478 | 54 |
| 1971 | 467 | 54 |
| 1970 | 456 | 53.8 |
| 1969 | 444 | 53.6 |
| 1968 | 432 | 53.3 |
| 1967 | 421 | 52.4 |
| 1966 | 409 | 52.2 |
| 1965 | 397 | 53 |
| 1964 | 387 | 54.2 |
| 1963 | 376 | 54.7 |
| 1962 | 366 | 54.3 |
| 1961 | 357 | 53.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 76% | 45.9% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | 45.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | 45% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | 44.6% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | 44.2% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | 43.8% |
| 2018 | 72% | 43.4% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | 42.5% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | 42.1% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 68% | 41.3% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 40.9% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | 40.5% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | 39.3% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | 38.5% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | 38.2% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | 37.8% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | 37.4% |
| 2002 | 60% | 37% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | 36.6% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | 36.2% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | 35.9% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | 35.5% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | 35.1% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | 34.7% |
| 1995 | 54% | 34.4% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | 34% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | 33.6% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | 33.3% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | 32.4% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | 30.8% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | 29.3% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | 27.8% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | 26.4% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | 25% |
| 1985 | 46.7% | 23.7% |
| 1984 | 46.2% | 22.4% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | 21.2% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | 20% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | 18.9% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | 17.8% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | 16.8% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | 16.5% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | 16.3% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | 16.1% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | 15.9% |
| 1974 | 41% | 15.8% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | 15.6% |
| 1972 | 40% | 15.5% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | 15.3% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | 15.1% |
| 1969 | 39.3% | 15% |
| 1968 | 39.2% | 14.8% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | 14.7% |
| 1966 | 39% | 14.5% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | 14.3% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | 14.2% |
| 1963 | 38.7% | 14% |
| 1962 | 38.6% | 13.9% |
| 1961 | 38.5% | 13.7% |
| 1960 | 38.4% | 13.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 61.1% to 76% in El Salvador and from 37.8% to 45.9% in Guinea-Bissau.
Densely populated cities
|
El Salvador
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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