Portugal vs Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.075 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
70th
Spain rank
68th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 70th and Spain ranks 68th of 190 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0357 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0407 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0489 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0562 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0676 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0721 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0741 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0745 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0754 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 70th and Spain ranks 68th 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.