Comoros vs North Korea: Urban population, per square kilometre

Comoros
151.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
139.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Comoros rank
51st
North Korea rank
54th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Comoros
  • North Korea
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 151.48 units per square kilometre against 139.41 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 12.07 units per square kilometre.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

Comoros ranks 51st and North Korea ranks 54th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 19.99 units per square kilometre 52.92 units per square kilometre 32.93 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 32.65 units per square kilometre 77.98 units per square kilometre 45.33 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 53.27 units per square kilometre 93.12 units per square kilometre 39.85 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 73.96 units per square kilometre 109.85 units per square kilometre 35.88 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 88.89 units per square kilometre 120.56 units per square kilometre 31.67 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 117.15 units per square kilometre 129.82 units per square kilometre 12.67 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 144.77 units per square kilometre 137.68 units per square kilometre 7.1 units per square kilometre Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Comoros or North Korea?
Comoros, at 151.48 units per square kilometre against 139.41 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Comoros and North Korea?
12.07 units per square kilometre, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Comoros and North Korea rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Comoros ranks 51st and North Korea ranks 54th 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.