Bangladesh vs Israel: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
424.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel
391.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Israel rank
19th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Israel
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 424.22 people per square kilometre against 391.42 people per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 32.8 people per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 18th and Israel ranks 19th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 28.4 people per square kilometre 87.89 people per square kilometre 59.48 people per square kilometre Israel
1970s 59.36 people per square kilometre 130.94 people per square kilometre 71.59 people per square kilometre Israel
1980s 131.92 people per square kilometre 168.38 people per square kilometre 36.47 people per square kilometre Israel
1990s 201.02 people per square kilometre 221.72 people per square kilometre 20.69 people per square kilometre Israel
2000s 278.84 people per square kilometre 282.26 people per square kilometre 3.42 people per square kilometre Israel
2010s 357.72 people per square kilometre 338.36 people per square kilometre 19.36 people per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 409.51 people per square kilometre 381.76 people per square kilometre 27.76 people per square kilometre Bangladesh

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, Bangladesh or Israel?
Bangladesh, at 424.22 people per square kilometre against 391.42 people per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Israel?
32.8 people per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Israel?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Israel rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Israel ranks 19th 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.