Azerbaijan vs Iraq: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Azerbaijan
73.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
72.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
90th
Iraq rank
91st

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iraq
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 73.04 people per square kilometre against 72.54 people per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.5 people per square kilometre.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 91st of 215 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 48.67 people per square kilometre 32.74 people per square kilometre 15.93 people per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2000s 54.17 people per square kilometre 42.91 people per square kilometre 11.26 people per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2010s 64.61 people per square kilometre 58.62 people per square kilometre 6 people per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2020s 72.48 people per square kilometre 70.14 people per square kilometre 2.34 people per square kilometre Azerbaijan

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, Azerbaijan or Iraq?
Azerbaijan, at 73.04 people per square kilometre against 72.54 people per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Azerbaijan and Iraq?
0.5 people per square kilometre, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iraq?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Iraq rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 91st 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.