Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
20.71 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
22.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd
Peru rank
159th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Peru
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 22.42 people per square kilometre against 20.71 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.71 people per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Peru ranks 159th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 1.78 people per square kilometre 4.78 people per square kilometre 3 people per square kilometre Peru
1970s 2.55 people per square kilometre 7.27 people per square kilometre 4.73 people per square kilometre Peru
1980s 3.87 people per square kilometre 10.14 people per square kilometre 6.27 people per square kilometre Peru
1990s 6.13 people per square kilometre 13.32 people per square kilometre 7.19 people per square kilometre Peru
2000s 9.54 people per square kilometre 16.28 people per square kilometre 6.74 people per square kilometre Peru
2010s 14.59 people per square kilometre 19.15 people per square kilometre 4.56 people per square kilometre Peru
2020s 19.49 people per square kilometre 21.91 people per square kilometre 2.42 people per square kilometre Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 22.42 people per square kilometre against 20.71 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Peru?
1.71 people per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Peru ranks 159th 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.