Rwanda vs World: Population, total, per square kilometre

Rwanda
565.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
62.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
18th
World rank
21st

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • World
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 565.65 units per square kilometre against 62.14 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 503.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.1 times World's.

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

Rwanda ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda World Difference Ahead
1960s 139.92 units per square kilometre 31.9 units per square kilometre 108.02 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 184.79 units per square kilometre 38.59 units per square kilometre 146.19 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 252.76 units per square kilometre 46.19 units per square kilometre 206.57 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 298.85 units per square kilometre 46.68 units per square kilometre 252.18 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 365.11 units per square kilometre 51.33 units per square kilometre 313.78 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 466.98 units per square kilometre 57.12 units per square kilometre 409.87 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 547.49 units per square kilometre 61.29 units per square kilometre 486.21 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Rwanda or World?
Rwanda, at 565.65 units per square kilometre against 62.14 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Rwanda and World?
503.51 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and World rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.