El Salvador vs Mexico: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
313,610 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
305,050 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
67th
Mexico rank
68th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 313,610 current US$ per square kilometre against 305,050 current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 8,560 current US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 68th of 206 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 8,457 current US$ per square kilometre 569.74 current US$ per square kilometre 7,887 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 28,229 current US$ per square kilometre 1,815 current US$ per square kilometre 26,414 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 34,011 current US$ per square kilometre 13,502 current US$ per square kilometre 20,509 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 72,712 current US$ per square kilometre 40,237 current US$ per square kilometre 32,475 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 168,340 current US$ per square kilometre 107,819 current US$ per square kilometre 60,521 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 262,732 current US$ per square kilometre 199,121 current US$ per square kilometre 63,610 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 299,385 current US$ per square kilometre 267,859 current US$ per square kilometre 31,526 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 313,610 current US$ per square kilometre against 305,050 current US$ per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Mexico?
8,560 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) 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.