Cambodia vs Romania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Cambodia
40.1 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
43.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
123rd
Romania rank
120th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 43.35 people per square kilometre against 40.1 people per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 3.25 people per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 123rd and Romania ranks 120th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.75 people per square kilometre 31.04 people per square kilometre 27.29 people per square kilometre Romania
1970s 5.57 people per square kilometre 42.05 people per square kilometre 36.48 people per square kilometre Romania
1980s 4.79 people per square kilometre 51.06 people per square kilometre 46.27 people per square kilometre Romania
1990s 9.65 people per square kilometre 53.14 people per square kilometre 43.49 people per square kilometre Romania
2000s 14.51 people per square kilometre 49.25 people per square kilometre 34.74 people per square kilometre Romania
2010s 26.2 people per square kilometre 46.46 people per square kilometre 20.26 people per square kilometre Romania
2020s 38.94 people per square kilometre 43.71 people per square kilometre 4.77 people per square kilometre Romania

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, Cambodia or Romania?
Romania, at 43.35 people per square kilometre against 40.1 people per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Romania?
3.25 people per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Romania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 123rd and Romania ranks 120th 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.