Switzerland vs Tuvalu: Urban population, per square kilometre
Switzerland
191.65 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
209.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
41st
Tuvalu rank
38th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 209.43 units per square kilometre against 191.65 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 17.78 units per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 38th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.25 units per square kilometre | 25.17 units per square kilometre | 55.08 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 94.05 units per square kilometre | 40.47 units per square kilometre | 53.57 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 105.58 units per square kilometre | 91.37 units per square kilometre | 14.21 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 125.59 units per square kilometre | 130.9 units per square kilometre | 5.31 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 138.12 units per square kilometre | 163.23 units per square kilometre | 25.11 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 158.3 units per square kilometre | 211.05 units per square kilometre | 52.75 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 186.46 units per square kilometre | 211.92 units per square kilometre | 25.46 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Switzerland or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 209.43 units per square kilometre against 191.65 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Switzerland and Tuvalu?
- 17.78 units per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Tuvalu rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 38th 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.