Bulgaria vs Romania: Urban population, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
43.78 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
43.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
120th
Romania rank
121st
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 43.78 units per square kilometre against 43.22 units per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.56 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Romania ranks 121st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.09 units per square kilometre | 31.56 units per square kilometre | 1.53 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 45.05 units per square kilometre | 42.21 units per square kilometre | 2.83 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 52.44 units per square kilometre | 51.39 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 51.5 units per square kilometre | 53.34 units per square kilometre | 1.83 units per square kilometre | Romania |
| 2000s | 49.57 units per square kilometre | 49.36 units per square kilometre | 0.211 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 47.25 units per square kilometre | 46.22 units per square kilometre | 1.03 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 43.94 units per square kilometre | 43.47 units per square kilometre | 0.4721 units per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 43.78 units per square kilometre against 43.22 units per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.56 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 120th and Romania ranks 121st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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
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.