Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Algeria
14.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
13.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
176th
Saudi Arabia rank
179th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Algeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 14.49 people per square kilometre against 13.04 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.45 people per square kilometre.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 people per square kilometre | 0.5462 people per square kilometre | 1.41 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.66 people per square kilometre | 1.22 people per square kilometre | 1.44 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1980s | 4.32 people per square kilometre | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 1.62 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1990s | 6.57 people per square kilometre | 4.77 people per square kilometre | 1.8 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2000s | 8.78 people per square kilometre | 7.59 people per square kilometre | 1.19 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2010s | 11.65 people per square kilometre | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 0.5545 people per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 2020s | 14 people per square kilometre | 12.49 people per square kilometre | 1.51 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Algeria, at 14.49 people per square kilometre against 13.04 people per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.45 people per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 176th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th 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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About this data
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.