China vs Jordan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

China
0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan
0.1085 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
55th
Jordan rank
52nd

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

  • China
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.1085 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 55th and Jordan ranks 52nd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0384 1000 No per square kilometre 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0841 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0891 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre Jordan
2020s 0.0989 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1069 1000 No per square kilometre 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, China or Jordan?
Jordan, at 0.1085 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between China and Jordan?
0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jordan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Jordan rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
China ranks 55th and Jordan ranks 52nd 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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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.