Bangladesh vs World: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • World
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.7749 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 30.4 times World's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4043 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3835 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 0.4925 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4683 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 0.5854 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre 0.5581 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.708 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre 0.6821 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.7994 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre 0.7733 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.8123 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre 0.7861 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.8034 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre 0.7771 1000 No per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or World?
Bangladesh, at 0.8012 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and World?
0.7749 1000 No per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.