El Salvador vs Romania: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

El Salvador
21,948 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
24,461 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
48th
Romania rank
46th

Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Romania
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 24,461 current USD per square kilometre against 21,948 current USD per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 2,513 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

El Salvador ranks 48th and Romania ranks 46th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 300.92 current USD per square kilometre 4,544 current USD per square kilometre 4,243 current USD per square kilometre Romania
1970s 997.09 current USD per square kilometre 4,269 current USD per square kilometre 3,272 current USD per square kilometre Romania
1980s 7,615 current USD per square kilometre 6,954 current USD per square kilometre 661.29 current USD per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 5,933 current USD per square kilometre 4,684 current USD per square kilometre 1,249 current USD per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 7,147 current USD per square kilometre 7,750 current USD per square kilometre 602.84 current USD per square kilometre Romania
2010s 11,995 current USD per square kilometre 12,836 current USD per square kilometre 840.45 current USD per square kilometre Romania
2020s 19,410 current USD per square kilometre 23,002 current USD per square kilometre 3,591 current USD per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Romania?
Romania, at 24,461 current USD per square kilometre against 21,948 current USD per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Romania?
2,513 current USD per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 48th and Romania ranks 46th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
Unit
current USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,125 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) 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.