Bhutan vs Bolivia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bhutan
8.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bolivia
8.02 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
191st
Bolivia rank
193rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
02468196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 8.61 people per square kilometre against 8.02 people per square kilometre in Bolivia, a difference of 0.59 people per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

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

Bhutan ranks 191st and Bolivia ranks 193rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Bolivia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Bolivia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1542 people per square kilometre 1.44 people per square kilometre 1.29 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1970s 0.533 people per square kilometre 1.92 people per square kilometre 1.39 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1980s 1.72 people per square kilometre 2.92 people per square kilometre 1.19 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1990s 3.18 people per square kilometre 4.25 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre Bolivia
2000s 5.16 people per square kilometre 5.49 people per square kilometre 0.3366 people per square kilometre Bolivia
2010s 7.04 people per square kilometre 6.88 people per square kilometre 0.1575 people per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 8.3 people per square kilometre 7.82 people per square kilometre 0.4782 people per square kilometre Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Bolivia?
Bhutan, at 8.61 people per square kilometre against 8.02 people per square kilometre in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Bolivia?
0.59 people per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bolivia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Bolivia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 191st and Bolivia ranks 193rd 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
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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.