Canada vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Canada
3.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
3.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
202nd
Libya rank
204th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Libya
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.69 people per square kilometre against 3.65 people per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.04 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 202nd and Libya ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 0.2977 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 0.8823 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.2 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 0.5238 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.53 people per square kilometre | 2.31 people per square kilometre | 0.2163 people per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.88 people per square kilometre | 2.9 people per square kilometre | 0.0259 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.25 people per square kilometre | 3.27 people per square kilometre | 0.0179 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.6 people per square kilometre | 3.58 people per square kilometre | 0.0198 people per square kilometre | Canada |
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, Canada or Libya?
- Canada, at 3.69 people per square kilometre against 3.65 people per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Canada and Libya?
- 0.04 people per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 202nd and Libya ranks 204th 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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About this data
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.