Democratic Republic of Congo vs Latvia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Democratic Republic of Congo
20.71 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
20.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd
Latvia rank
163rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Latvia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 20.71 people per square kilometre against 20.68 people per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.03 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 163rd of 215 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.41 people per square kilometre | 27.59 people per square kilometre | 21.19 people per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2000s | 9.54 people per square kilometre | 24.62 people per square kilometre | 15.08 people per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2010s | 14.59 people per square kilometre | 21.74 people per square kilometre | 7.15 people per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2020s | 19.49 people per square kilometre | 20.7 people per square kilometre | 1.2 people per square kilometre | Latvia |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Latvia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 20.71 people per square kilometre against 20.68 people per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia?
- 0.03 people per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Latvia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Latvia ranks 163rd 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.