Algeria vs Faroe Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Algeria
14.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands
15.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
176th
Faroe Islands rank
173rd

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

  • Algeria
  • Faroe Islands
051015196119922023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 15.65 people per square kilometre against 14.49 people per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 1.16 people per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 176th and Faroe Islands ranks 173rd of 215 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 people per square kilometre 6.42 people per square kilometre 4.46 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1970s 2.66 people per square kilometre 8.75 people per square kilometre 6.09 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1980s 4.32 people per square kilometre 10.5 people per square kilometre 6.18 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 6.57 people per square kilometre 11.17 people per square kilometre 4.6 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 8.78 people per square kilometre 12.37 people per square kilometre 3.59 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 11.65 people per square kilometre 13.38 people per square kilometre 1.73 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2020s 14 people per square kilometre 15.25 people per square kilometre 1.25 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands

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, Algeria or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 15.65 people per square kilometre against 14.49 people per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Algeria and Faroe Islands?
1.16 people per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Faroe Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Faroe Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 176th 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.