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

Algeria
14.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland
13.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
176th
Finland rank
178th

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

  • Algeria
  • Finland
051015196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 14.49 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.85 people per square kilometre.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

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

Algeria ranks 176th and Finland ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 people per square kilometre 8.71 people per square kilometre 6.76 people per square kilometre Finland
1970s 2.66 people per square kilometre 9.54 people per square kilometre 6.87 people per square kilometre Finland
1980s 4.32 people per square kilometre 10.17 people per square kilometre 5.85 people per square kilometre Finland
1990s 6.57 people per square kilometre 10.85 people per square kilometre 4.28 people per square kilometre Finland
2000s 8.78 people per square kilometre 11.79 people per square kilometre 3.01 people per square kilometre Finland
2010s 11.65 people per square kilometre 12.79 people per square kilometre 1.14 people per square kilometre Finland
2020s 14 people per square kilometre 13.45 people per square kilometre 0.5451 people per square kilometre Algeria

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 Finland?
Algeria, at 14.49 people per square kilometre against 13.64 people per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Algeria and Finland?
0.85 people per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Finland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Finland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 176th and Finland ranks 178th 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.