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

Cape Verde
98.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
100.67 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
69th
Kiribati rank
67th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Kiribati
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 100.67 people per square kilometre against 98.38 people per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.29 people per square kilometre.

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

Cape Verde ranks 69th and Kiribati ranks 67th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Kiribati Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 people per square kilometre 13.43 people per square kilometre 5.96 people per square kilometre Kiribati
1970s 16.06 people per square kilometre 20.5 people per square kilometre 4.44 people per square kilometre Kiribati
1980s 27.85 people per square kilometre 27.51 people per square kilometre 0.3363 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 50.27 people per square kilometre 37.26 people per square kilometre 13.01 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2000s 68.68 people per square kilometre 53.19 people per square kilometre 15.48 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 84.54 people per square kilometre 73.9 people per square kilometre 10.65 people per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 95.83 people per square kilometre 95.92 people per square kilometre 0.0944 people per square kilometre Kiribati

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 Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 100.67 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 Kiribati?
2.29 people per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kiribati?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Kiribati rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 69th and Kiribati ranks 67th 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.