Burkina Faso vs Sweden: Urban population, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.39 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
157th
Sweden rank
158th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sweden
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.39 units per square kilometre against 22.93 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.46 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 158th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 14.65 units per square kilometre | 13.62 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 16.55 units per square kilometre | 15.08 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.2 units per square kilometre | 17.08 units per square kilometre | 13.88 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.64 units per square kilometre | 18.01 units per square kilometre | 12.37 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.8 units per square kilometre | 18.73 units per square kilometre | 7.93 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.21 units per square kilometre | 20.78 units per square kilometre | 3.57 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.02 units per square kilometre | 22.65 units per square kilometre | 0.6311 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sweden?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.39 units per square kilometre against 22.93 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 0.46 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 158th 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.