Albania vs Benin: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Albania
59.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin
64.76 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Albania rank
99th
Benin rank
96th

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

  • Albania
  • Benin
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 64.76 people per square kilometre against 59.73 people per square kilometre in Albania, a difference of 5.03 people per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

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

Albania ranks 99th and Benin ranks 96th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 21.7 people per square kilometre 3.26 people per square kilometre 18.44 people per square kilometre Albania
1970s 28.89 people per square kilometre 6.81 people per square kilometre 22.08 people per square kilometre Albania
1980s 37.86 people per square kilometre 12.38 people per square kilometre 25.48 people per square kilometre Albania
1990s 45.28 people per square kilometre 19.93 people per square kilometre 25.35 people per square kilometre Albania
2000s 51.29 people per square kilometre 29.73 people per square kilometre 21.56 people per square kilometre Albania
2010s 58.06 people per square kilometre 45.63 people per square kilometre 12.43 people per square kilometre Albania
2020s 59.79 people per square kilometre 60.99 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre Benin

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, Albania or Benin?
Benin, at 64.76 people per square kilometre against 59.73 people per square kilometre in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Albania and Benin?
5.03 people per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Benin?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Albania and Benin rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Albania ranks 99th and Benin ranks 96th 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.