El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre
El Salvador
6.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1659 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
2nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.42 units per square kilometre against 0.1659 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 6.25 units per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 38.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.99 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 3.98 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.36 units per square kilometre | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 2.34 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.05 units per square kilometre | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | 6.93 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 6.42 units per square kilometre against 0.1659 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 6.25 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, 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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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.