Rwanda vs World: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Rwanda
0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • Rwanda
  • World
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.4383 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 17.7 times World's.

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

Rwanda ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1288 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1081 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.1682 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0242 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1441 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.2348 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2074 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.2442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2183 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.3032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2771 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.3867 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3605 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.4514 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4251 1000 No per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Rwanda or World?
Rwanda, at 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Rwanda and World?
0.4383 1000 No per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and World rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.