Eritrea vs Ireland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Eritrea
0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
95th
Ireland rank
98th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ireland
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 98th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0224 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.0267 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Ireland?
Eritrea, at 0.0272 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Ireland?
0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Ireland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 98th 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.