Madagascar vs Uruguay: Urban population, per square kilometre
Madagascar
17.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
169th
Uruguay rank
167th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.5 units per square kilometre against 17.15 units per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 1.35 units per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 216 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 12.4 units per square kilometre | 11.15 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.15 units per square kilometre | 13.6 units per square kilometre | 11.45 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.57 units per square kilometre | 14.97 units per square kilometre | 11.4 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 16.42 units per square kilometre | 10.82 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.6 units per square kilometre | 17.32 units per square kilometre | 8.73 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.58 units per square kilometre | 18.24 units per square kilometre | 5.66 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.2 units per square kilometre | 18.51 units per square kilometre | 2.31 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.5 units per square kilometre against 17.15 units per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 1.35 units per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Uruguay rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 167th 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.