Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
28.7 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
285.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
26th
United States Virgin Islands rank
28th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United States Virgin Islands
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 285.6 units per square kilometre against 28.7 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 256.9 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 10.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 71.64 units per square kilometre 47.78 units per square kilometre 23.86 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s 97.37 units per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre 22.79 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 125.83 units per square kilometre 149.92 units per square kilometre 24.09 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1990s 45.12 units per square kilometre 254.16 units per square kilometre 209.04 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2000s 22.27 units per square kilometre 290.39 units per square kilometre 268.12 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2010s 26.34 units per square kilometre 291.93 units per square kilometre 265.59 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2020s 28.86 units per square kilometre 287.25 units per square kilometre 258.39 units per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 285.6 units per square kilometre against 28.7 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?
256.9 units per square kilometre, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 28th of 47 groups.
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.