Afghanistan vs Finland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland
0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
149th
Finland rank
151st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Finland
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 149th and Finland ranks 151st of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1970s 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1980s 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Finland?
Afghanistan, at 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Finland?
0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Finland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Finland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Finland ranks 151st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.