China vs Italy: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
China
0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
58th
Italy rank
56th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 58th and Italy ranks 56th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.067 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0808 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0646 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0888 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0916 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0644 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.064 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0675 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between China and Italy?
- 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 58th and Italy ranks 56th 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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About this data
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.