Belgium vs Japan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Belgium
336.29 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
314.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Japan rank
25th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 336.29 people per square kilometre against 314.13 people per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 22.16 people per square kilometre.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 288.29 people per square kilometre | 296.53 people per square kilometre | 8.24 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 318.53 people per square kilometre | 319.11 people per square kilometre | 0.5867 people per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 333.1 people per square kilometre | 316.09 people per square kilometre | 17.01 people per square kilometre | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Japan?
- Belgium, at 336.29 people per square kilometre against 314.13 people per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Belgium and Japan?
- 22.16 people per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Japan ranks 25th 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.