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

Bulgaria
46.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt
49.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Egypt rank
112th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 49.14 people per square kilometre against 46.16 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.98 people per square kilometre.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Egypt ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 33.09 people per square kilometre 12.52 people per square kilometre 20.57 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 45.05 people per square kilometre 16.83 people per square kilometre 28.23 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 52.47 people per square kilometre 22.1 people per square kilometre 30.37 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 51.31 people per square kilometre 28 people per square kilometre 23.3 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 49.6 people per square kilometre 34.6 people per square kilometre 15.01 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 48.41 people per square kilometre 42.17 people per square kilometre 6.23 people per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 46.41 people per square kilometre 47.88 people per square kilometre 1.46 people per square kilometre Egypt

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 Egypt?
Egypt, at 49.14 people per square kilometre against 46.16 people per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Egypt?
2.98 people per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Egypt rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Egypt ranks 112th 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.