Brunei vs Iraq: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Brunei
65.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
72.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
94th
Iraq rank
91st

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

  • Brunei
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 72.54 people per square kilometre against 65.16 people per square kilometre in Brunei, a difference of 7.38 people per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 91st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 11.59 people per square kilometre 9.67 people per square kilometre 1.92 people per square kilometre Brunei
1970s 18.38 people per square kilometre 16.01 people per square kilometre 2.37 people per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 25.15 people per square kilometre 24.38 people per square kilometre 0.7726 people per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 37.4 people per square kilometre 31.81 people per square kilometre 5.59 people per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 49.48 people per square kilometre 42.91 people per square kilometre 6.57 people per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 59.63 people per square kilometre 58.62 people per square kilometre 1.01 people per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 64.33 people per square kilometre 70.14 people per square kilometre 5.81 people per square kilometre Iraq

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, Brunei or Iraq?
Iraq, at 72.54 people per square kilometre against 65.16 people per square kilometre in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Brunei and Iraq?
7.38 people per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Iraq rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 91st 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.