India vs Switzerland: Urban population, per square kilometre

India
169.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
191.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
44th
Switzerland rank
41st

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Switzerland
50100150200196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 191.65 units per square kilometre against 169.62 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 22.03 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

India ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 216 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 30.82 units per square kilometre 80.25 units per square kilometre 49.43 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 43.64 units per square kilometre 94.05 units per square kilometre 50.41 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 63.17 units per square kilometre 105.58 units per square kilometre 42.41 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 84.81 units per square kilometre 125.59 units per square kilometre 40.78 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 111.7 units per square kilometre 138.12 units per square kilometre 26.42 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 143.76 units per square kilometre 158.3 units per square kilometre 14.54 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 165.27 units per square kilometre 186.46 units per square kilometre 21.19 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, India or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 191.65 units per square kilometre against 169.62 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between India and Switzerland?
22.03 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Switzerland rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
India ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st 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.