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

Cape Verde
98.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
France
97.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
69th
France rank
70th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • France
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 98.38 people per square kilometre against 97.12 people per square kilometre in France, a difference of 1.26 people per square kilometre.

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

Cape Verde ranks 69th and France ranks 70th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde France Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 people per square kilometre 60.53 people per square kilometre 53.07 people per square kilometre France
1970s 16.06 people per square kilometre 70.73 people per square kilometre 54.67 people per square kilometre France
1980s 27.85 people per square kilometre 75.49 people per square kilometre 47.65 people per square kilometre France
1990s 50.27 people per square kilometre 80.84 people per square kilometre 30.57 people per square kilometre France
2000s 68.68 people per square kilometre 87.89 people per square kilometre 19.21 people per square kilometre France
2010s 84.54 people per square kilometre 93.42 people per square kilometre 8.88 people per square kilometre France
2020s 95.83 people per square kilometre 96.69 people per square kilometre 0.8644 people per square kilometre France

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 France?
Cape Verde, at 98.38 people per square kilometre against 97.12 people per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and France?
1.26 people per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and France rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 69th and France ranks 70th 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.