Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
164th
Sweden rank
161st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 164th and Sweden ranks 161st of 190 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th and Sweden ranks 161st 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.