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

Algeria
14.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
15.28 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
176th
Mozambique rank
175th

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

  • Algeria
  • Mozambique
051015196119922023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 15.28 people per square kilometre against 14.49 people per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 0.79 people per square kilometre.

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

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

Algeria ranks 176th and Mozambique ranks 175th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 people per square kilometre 0.4905 people per square kilometre 1.47 people per square kilometre Algeria
1970s 2.66 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 1.46 people per square kilometre Algeria
1980s 4.32 people per square kilometre 2.72 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 6.57 people per square kilometre 5.27 people per square kilometre 1.3 people per square kilometre Algeria
2000s 8.78 people per square kilometre 7.69 people per square kilometre 1.09 people per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 11.65 people per square kilometre 10.74 people per square kilometre 0.9086 people per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 14 people per square kilometre 14.25 people per square kilometre 0.2505 people per square kilometre Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 15.28 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 Mozambique?
0.79 people per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mozambique?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Mozambique rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 176th and Mozambique ranks 175th 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
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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.