Nauru vs Upper middle income: Urban population, per square kilometre
Nauru
593.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
46.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 593.75 units per square kilometre against 46.43 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 547.32 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 12.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285.63 units per square kilometre | 9.02 units per square kilometre | 276.61 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 350.26 units per square kilometre | 12.39 units per square kilometre | 337.88 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 424.57 units per square kilometre | 18.04 units per square kilometre | 406.54 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 503.31 units per square kilometre | 22.96 units per square kilometre | 480.35 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 503.14 units per square kilometre | 30.73 units per square kilometre | 472.4 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 540.79 units per square kilometre | 39.93 units per square kilometre | 500.86 units per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2020s | 587.85 units per square kilometre | 45.77 units per square kilometre | 542.08 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, Nauru or Upper middle income?
- Nauru, at 593.75 units per square kilometre against 46.43 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Nauru and Upper middle income?
- 547.32 units per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.