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

British Virgin Islands
144.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
137.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
52nd
Nepal rank
55th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Nepal
050100150196119922023

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 144.61 people per square kilometre against 137.84 people per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 6.77 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 52nd and Nepal ranks 55th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 7.94 people per square kilometre 2.92 people per square kilometre 5.03 people per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 13.31 people per square kilometre 7.52 people per square kilometre 5.79 people per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1980s 26.35 people per square kilometre 20.86 people per square kilometre 5.49 people per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 47.88 people per square kilometre 37.07 people per square kilometre 10.81 people per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
2000s 68.4 people per square kilometre 81.16 people per square kilometre 12.76 people per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 106.51 people per square kilometre 125.08 people per square kilometre 18.58 people per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 138.07 people per square kilometre 136.21 people per square kilometre 1.85 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 Nepal?
British Virgin Islands, at 144.61 people per square kilometre against 137.84 people per square kilometre in Nepal 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 Nepal?
6.77 people per square kilometre, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 52nd and Nepal ranks 55th 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.