Colombia vs Djibouti: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Colombia
36.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti
36.23 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Djibouti rank
130th

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

  • Colombia
  • Djibouti
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 36.91 people per square kilometre against 36.23 people per square kilometre in Djibouti, a difference of 0.68 people per square kilometre.

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

Colombia ranks 128th and Djibouti ranks 130th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Djibouti Difference Ahead
1960s 8.72 people per square kilometre 2.73 people per square kilometre 6 people per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 12.85 people per square kilometre 6.3 people per square kilometre 6.55 people per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 17.46 people per square kilometre 13.17 people per square kilometre 4.29 people per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 22.91 people per square kilometre 20.95 people per square kilometre 1.96 people per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 28.52 people per square kilometre 25.73 people per square kilometre 2.78 people per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 32.66 people per square kilometre 30.98 people per square kilometre 1.67 people per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 36.16 people per square kilometre 35.29 people per square kilometre 0.8754 people per square kilometre Colombia

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, Colombia or Djibouti?
Colombia, at 36.91 people per square kilometre against 36.23 people per square kilometre in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Colombia and Djibouti?
0.68 people per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Djibouti?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Djibouti rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 128th and Djibouti ranks 130th 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.