Bhutan vs Solomon Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bhutan
8.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
8.58 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
191st
Solomon Islands rank
192nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.61 people per square kilometre against 8.58 people per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.03 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 191st and Solomon Islands ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1542 people per square kilometre | 0.2632 people per square kilometre | 0.109 people per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.533 people per square kilometre | 0.6341 people per square kilometre | 0.1011 people per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 1.72 people per square kilometre | 1.24 people per square kilometre | 0.4866 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.18 people per square kilometre | 1.98 people per square kilometre | 1.2 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.16 people per square kilometre | 3 people per square kilometre | 2.15 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.04 people per square kilometre | 5.32 people per square kilometre | 1.72 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.3 people per square kilometre | 8.01 people per square kilometre | 0.2886 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 Solomon Islands?
- Bhutan, at 8.61 people per square kilometre against 8.58 people per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Solomon Islands?
- 0.03 people per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 191st and Solomon Islands ranks 192nd 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.