Indonesia vs Syria: Urban population, per square kilometre
Indonesia
86.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
76th
Syria rank
74th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 92.73 units per square kilometre against 86.35 units per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 6.38 units per square kilometre.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Indonesia ranks 76th and Syria ranks 74th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.79 units per square kilometre | 12.41 units per square kilometre | 3.62 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1970s | 13.63 units per square kilometre | 18.3 units per square kilometre | 4.67 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1980s | 23.51 units per square kilometre | 27.3 units per square kilometre | 3.79 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 1990s | 39.28 units per square kilometre | 39.25 units per square kilometre | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 56.02 units per square kilometre | 55.56 units per square kilometre | 0.4603 units per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 73.2 units per square kilometre | 78.94 units per square kilometre | 5.74 units per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2020s | 84.15 units per square kilometre | 87.92 units per square kilometre | 3.77 units per square kilometre | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Syria?
- Syria, at 92.73 units per square kilometre against 86.35 units per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Syria?
- 6.38 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Syria rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 76th 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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About this data
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.