Germany vs Switzerland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Germany
0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
35th
Switzerland rank
37th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.157 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1062 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.1636 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.163 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.121 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.1708 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1296 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0413 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.1772 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.1805 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1539 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0266 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1834 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1642 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 37th 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.