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
051015196119922023

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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.