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

Bulgaria
46.16 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ukraine
45.25 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Ukraine rank
118th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 46.16 people per square kilometre against 45.25 people per square kilometre in Ukraine, a difference of 0.91 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ukraine ranks 118th of 215 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 50.86 people per square kilometre 60.04 people per square kilometre 9.18 people per square kilometre Ukraine
2000s 49.6 people per square kilometre 56.04 people per square kilometre 6.44 people per square kilometre Ukraine
2010s 48.41 people per square kilometre 54.59 people per square kilometre 6.19 people per square kilometre Ukraine
2020s 46.41 people per square kilometre 50.25 people per square kilometre 3.84 people per square kilometre Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Bulgaria, at 46.16 people per square kilometre against 45.25 people per square kilometre in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
0.91 people per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Ukraine ranks 118th 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.