Benin vs Greece: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Benin
64.76 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
62.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
96th
Greece rank
97th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Greece
How they compare
Benin currently reports 64.76 people per square kilometre against 62.6 people per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 2.16 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Benin ranks 96th and Greece ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.26 people per square kilometre | 39.77 people per square kilometre | 36.51 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.81 people per square kilometre | 47.05 people per square kilometre | 40.24 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.38 people per square kilometre | 54.59 people per square kilometre | 42.21 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1990s | 19.93 people per square kilometre | 58.63 people per square kilometre | 38.7 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2000s | 29.73 people per square kilometre | 63.08 people per square kilometre | 33.34 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2010s | 45.63 people per square kilometre | 65.38 people per square kilometre | 19.75 people per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2020s | 60.99 people per square kilometre | 63.85 people per square kilometre | 2.85 people per square kilometre | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Benin, at 64.76 people per square kilometre against 62.6 people per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Benin and Greece?
- 2.16 people per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Greece rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 96th and Greece ranks 97th 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.