British Virgin Islands vs North Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
144.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
139.41 people per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
52nd
North Korea rank
54th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • North Korea
050100150196119922023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 144.61 people per square kilometre against 139.41 people per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 5.2 people per square kilometre.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 54th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.94 people per square kilometre 52.92 people per square kilometre 44.98 people per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 13.31 people per square kilometre 77.98 people per square kilometre 64.67 people per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 26.35 people per square kilometre 93.12 people per square kilometre 66.77 people per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 47.88 people per square kilometre 109.85 people per square kilometre 61.97 people per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 68.4 people per square kilometre 120.56 people per square kilometre 52.17 people per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 106.51 people per square kilometre 129.82 people per square kilometre 23.32 people per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 138.07 people per square kilometre 137.68 people per square kilometre 0.3912 people per square kilometre British Virgin Islands

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, British Virgin Islands or North Korea?
British Virgin Islands, at 144.61 people per square kilometre against 139.41 people per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and North Korea?
5.2 people per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and North Korea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 54th 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.