Cape Verde vs China: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Cape Verde
98.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
China
99.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
69th
China rank
68th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • China
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 99.3 people per square kilometre against 98.38 people per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.92 people per square kilometre.

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

Cape Verde ranks 69th and China ranks 68th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde China Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 people per square kilometre 13.75 people per square kilometre 6.28 people per square kilometre China
1970s 16.06 people per square kilometre 16.88 people per square kilometre 0.817 people per square kilometre China
1980s 27.85 people per square kilometre 26 people per square kilometre 1.85 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 50.27 people per square kilometre 38.39 people per square kilometre 11.88 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2000s 68.68 people per square kilometre 59.09 people per square kilometre 9.59 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 84.54 people per square kilometre 83.78 people per square kilometre 0.7617 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 95.83 people per square kilometre 98.28 people per square kilometre 2.46 people per square kilometre China

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, Cape Verde or China?
China, at 99.3 people per square kilometre against 98.38 people per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and China?
0.92 people per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and China rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 69th and China ranks 68th 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.