China vs Germany: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

China
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
Germany rank
60th

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

  • China
  • Germany
00.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 58th and Germany ranks 60th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0648 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0612 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre 0.062 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0888 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0606 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0916 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0564 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0675 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0533 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0529 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, China or Germany?
China, at 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between China and Germany?
0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Germany rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
China ranks 58th and Germany ranks 60th 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.