Cape Verde vs Syria: Urban population, per square kilometre

Cape Verde
98.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
71st
Syria rank
74th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Syria
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 98.38 units per square kilometre against 92.73 units per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 5.65 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 71st and Syria ranks 74th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 units per square kilometre 12.41 units per square kilometre 4.95 units per square kilometre Syria
1970s 16.06 units per square kilometre 18.3 units per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre Syria
1980s 27.85 units per square kilometre 27.3 units per square kilometre 0.5469 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 50.27 units per square kilometre 39.25 units per square kilometre 11.01 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
2000s 68.68 units per square kilometre 55.56 units per square kilometre 13.11 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 84.54 units per square kilometre 78.94 units per square kilometre 5.61 units per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 95.83 units per square kilometre 87.92 units per square kilometre 7.9 units per square kilometre Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Syria?
Cape Verde, at 98.38 units per square kilometre against 92.73 units per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Syria?
5.65 units per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Syria rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Syria ranks 74th 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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Indicator
Urban population, 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

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.