Middle income vs Nauru: Urban population, per square kilometre

Middle income
51.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
593.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income rank
11th
Nauru rank
12th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle income
  • Nauru
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 593.75 units per square kilometre against 51.26 units per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 542.49 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 11.6 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 12th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 9.12 units per square kilometre 285.63 units per square kilometre 276.51 units per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 12.86 units per square kilometre 350.26 units per square kilometre 337.41 units per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 18.95 units per square kilometre 424.57 units per square kilometre 405.62 units per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 24.64 units per square kilometre 503.31 units per square kilometre 478.67 units per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 33.12 units per square kilometre 503.14 units per square kilometre 470.01 units per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 43.36 units per square kilometre 540.79 units per square kilometre 497.43 units per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 50.18 units per square kilometre 587.85 units per square kilometre 537.67 units per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Middle income or Nauru?
Nauru, at 593.75 units per square kilometre against 51.26 units per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Middle income and Nauru?
542.49 units per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nauru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle income and Nauru rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Middle income ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 12th 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.