Montenegro vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Montenegro
0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Montenegro rank
127th
South Africa rank
125th

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

  • Montenegro
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre in Montenegro, a difference of 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Montenegro ahead.

Montenegro ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 125th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre Montenegro
2010s 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Montenegro
2020s 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Montenegro or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Montenegro and South Africa?
0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Montenegro ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 125th 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.