Bhutan vs Eritrea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bhutan
8.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
9.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
191st
Eritrea rank
188th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 9.94 people per square kilometre against 8.61 people per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 1.33 people per square kilometre.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 191st and Eritrea ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 people per square kilometre | 5.94 people per square kilometre | 2.53 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.16 people per square kilometre | 8.01 people per square kilometre | 2.85 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 7.04 people per square kilometre | 9.09 people per square kilometre | 2.05 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 8.3 people per square kilometre | 9.74 people per square kilometre | 1.44 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 9.94 people per square kilometre against 8.61 people per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Eritrea?
- 1.33 people per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eritrea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Eritrea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 191st and Eritrea ranks 188th 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.