Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
46.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
45.7 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Ecuador rank
116th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 46.16 people per square kilometre against 45.7 people per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.46 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ecuador ranks 116th of 215 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 33.09 people per square kilometre 7.17 people per square kilometre 25.92 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 45.05 people per square kilometre 10.75 people per square kilometre 34.31 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 52.47 people per square kilometre 16.96 people per square kilometre 35.52 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 51.31 people per square kilometre 24.63 people per square kilometre 26.67 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 49.6 people per square kilometre 34.21 people per square kilometre 15.4 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 48.41 people per square kilometre 40.98 people per square kilometre 7.42 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 46.41 people per square kilometre 45.12 people per square kilometre 1.3 people per square kilometre Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
Bulgaria, at 46.16 people per square kilometre against 45.7 people per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
0.46 people per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ecuador ranks 116th 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.