Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
16.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
17.15 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
171st
Madagascar rank
168th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
051015196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.15 people per square kilometre against 16.19 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.96 people per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 168th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 people per square kilometre 1.25 people per square kilometre 0.2308 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 2.61 people per square kilometre 2.15 people per square kilometre 0.4615 people per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 2.93 people per square kilometre 3.57 people per square kilometre 0.6449 people per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 4.41 people per square kilometre 5.6 people per square kilometre 1.19 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 7.26 people per square kilometre 8.6 people per square kilometre 1.34 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 12.26 people per square kilometre 12.58 people per square kilometre 0.3112 people per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 15.67 people per square kilometre 16.2 people per square kilometre 0.5345 people per square kilometre Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 17.15 people per square kilometre against 16.19 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0.96 people per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 168th 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.