Benin vs Brunei: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Benin
64.76 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei
65.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
96th
Brunei rank
94th

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

  • Benin
  • Brunei
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 65.16 people per square kilometre against 64.76 people per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.4 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 96th and Brunei ranks 94th of 215 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Brunei Difference Ahead
1960s 3.26 people per square kilometre 11.59 people per square kilometre 8.33 people per square kilometre Brunei
1970s 6.81 people per square kilometre 18.38 people per square kilometre 11.57 people per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 12.38 people per square kilometre 25.15 people per square kilometre 12.77 people per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 19.93 people per square kilometre 37.4 people per square kilometre 17.48 people per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 29.73 people per square kilometre 49.48 people per square kilometre 19.75 people per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 45.63 people per square kilometre 59.63 people per square kilometre 14 people per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 60.99 people per square kilometre 64.33 people per square kilometre 3.34 people per square kilometre Brunei

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, Benin or Brunei?
Brunei, at 65.16 people per square kilometre against 64.76 people per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Benin and Brunei?
0.4 people per square kilometre, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brunei?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Brunei rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 96th and Brunei ranks 94th 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.