China vs Pakistan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
China
0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.1083 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
55th
Pakistan rank
53rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.1083 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 55th and Pakistan ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0346 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0841 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0875 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.0989 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1044 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.1083 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 Pakistan?
- 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Pakistan rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 55th and Pakistan ranks 53rd 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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About this data
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.