High income vs Qatar: Urban population, per square kilometre

High income
21.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
229.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
38th
Qatar rank
35th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • High income
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 229.5 units per square kilometre against 21.76 units per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 207.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 10.5 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 17.67 units per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre 13.46 units per square kilometre High income
1970s 20.82 units per square kilometre 12.83 units per square kilometre 7.98 units per square kilometre High income
1980s 23.53 units per square kilometre 27.06 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 19.2 units per square kilometre 41.95 units per square kilometre 22.76 units per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 19.19 units per square kilometre 80.55 units per square kilometre 61.36 units per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 20.77 units per square kilometre 185.49 units per square kilometre 164.72 units per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 21.54 units per square kilometre 229.11 units per square kilometre 207.57 units per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, High income or Qatar?
Qatar, at 229.5 units per square kilometre against 21.76 units per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between High income and Qatar?
207.74 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do High income and Qatar rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
High income ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 35th 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.