Jamaica vs Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
28th
Tonga rank
27th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 28th and Tonga ranks 27th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.101 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0827 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 0.1042 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0975 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1017 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 0.1155 1000 No per square kilometre 0.103 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1076 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.1196 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.1164 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1201 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Tonga?
0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 28th and Tonga ranks 27th 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.