Afghanistan vs Faroe Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
16.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands
15.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
171st
Faroe Islands rank
173rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.54 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Faroe Islands ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 6.42 people per square kilometre | 4.93 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2.61 people per square kilometre | 8.75 people per square kilometre | 6.15 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 10.5 people per square kilometre | 7.57 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 4.41 people per square kilometre | 11.17 people per square kilometre | 6.76 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 7.26 people per square kilometre | 12.37 people per square kilometre | 5.12 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 12.26 people per square kilometre | 13.38 people per square kilometre | 1.11 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 15.67 people per square kilometre | 15.25 people per square kilometre | 0.4135 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 Faroe Islands?
- Afghanistan, at 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Faroe Islands?
- 0.54 people per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Faroe Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Faroe Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Faroe Islands ranks 173rd 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.