El Salvador vs North Korea: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
El Salvador
24.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
26.39 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
49th
North Korea rank
47th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 26.39 units per square kilometre against 24.36 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 2.03 units per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and North Korea ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.03 units per square kilometre | 3.81 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.7 units per square kilometre | 4.84 units per square kilometre | 0.8571 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 6.25 units per square kilometre | 6.43 units per square kilometre | 0.1797 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.55 units per square kilometre | 9.72 units per square kilometre | 0.1697 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 17 units per square kilometre | 16.19 units per square kilometre | 0.8169 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 21.18 units per square kilometre | 22.49 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 23.71 units per square kilometre | 25.1 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, El Salvador or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 26.39 units per square kilometre against 24.36 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between El Salvador and North Korea?
- 2.03 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and North Korea ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total 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.