El Salvador vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square

El Salvador
299.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
283.25 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
41st

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time

  • El Salvador
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 299.34 units per square kilometre against 283.25 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 16.09 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

El Salvador ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 213.85 units per square kilometre 239.86 units per square kilometre 26.01 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 255.82 units per square kilometre 249.52 units per square kilometre 6.3 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 282.72 units per square kilometre 267.87 units per square kilometre 14.85 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 299.51 units per square kilometre 278.88 units per square kilometre 20.62 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, El Salvador or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
El Salvador, at 299.34 units per square kilometre against 283.25 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between El Salvador and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
16.09 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
El Salvador ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.