China vs Kiribati: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

China
0.1519 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
0.1648 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
54th
Kiribati rank
53rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • China
  • Kiribati
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.1648 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1519 Persons per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0129 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 54th and Kiribati ranks 53rd of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kiribati Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1289 Persons per square kilometre 0.1001 Persons per square kilometre 0.0288 Persons per square kilometre China
2000s 0.1386 Persons per square kilometre 0.1201 Persons per square kilometre 0.0185 Persons per square kilometre China
2010s 0.1478 Persons per square kilometre 0.1432 Persons per square kilometre 0.0046 Persons per square kilometre China
2020s 0.1518 Persons per square kilometre 0.1605 Persons per square kilometre 0.0087 Persons per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, China or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 0.1648 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1519 Persons per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between China and Kiribati?
0.0129 Persons per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kiribati?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Kiribati rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
China ranks 54th and Kiribati ranks 53rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.