Afghanistan vs Argentina: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
16.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina
15.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
171st
Argentina rank
174th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.85 people per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Argentina ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Argentina in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 6.1 people per square kilometre | 4.61 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2.61 people per square kilometre | 7.58 people per square kilometre | 4.97 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 9.33 people per square kilometre | 6.41 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.41 people per square kilometre | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 6.79 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2000s | 7.26 people per square kilometre | 12.84 people per square kilometre | 5.58 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2010s | 12.26 people per square kilometre | 14.44 people per square kilometre | 2.17 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2020s | 15.67 people per square kilometre | 15.26 people per square kilometre | 0.4054 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Argentina?
- Afghanistan, at 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 0.85 people per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Argentina ranks 174th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.