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

Argentina
15.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands
15.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
174th
Faroe Islands rank
173rd

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

  • Argentina
  • Faroe Islands
57.51012.515196119922023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 15.65 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.31 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 174th and Faroe Islands ranks 173rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Faroe Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 6.1 people per square kilometre 6.42 people per square kilometre 0.3191 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1970s 7.58 people per square kilometre 8.75 people per square kilometre 1.17 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1980s 9.33 people per square kilometre 10.5 people per square kilometre 1.16 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 11.2 people per square kilometre 11.17 people per square kilometre 0.0279 people per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 12.84 people per square kilometre 12.37 people per square kilometre 0.4667 people per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 14.44 people per square kilometre 13.38 people per square kilometre 1.06 people per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 15.26 people per square kilometre 15.25 people per square kilometre 0.0081 people per square kilometre Argentina

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, Argentina or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 15.65 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Argentina and Faroe Islands?
0.31 people per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Faroe Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Faroe Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 174th 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.