Congo vs Eritrea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Congo
11.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
9.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
186th
Eritrea rank
188th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Eritrea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 11.53 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 1.59 people per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Congo ranks 186th and Eritrea ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7 people per square kilometre | 5.94 people per square kilometre | 1.24 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 6.55 people per square kilometre | 8.01 people per square kilometre | 1.45 people per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 9.31 people per square kilometre | 9.09 people per square kilometre | 0.219 people per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 11.11 people per square kilometre | 9.74 people per square kilometre | 1.37 people per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Congo or Eritrea?
- Congo, at 11.53 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Congo and Eritrea?
- 1.59 people per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 186th and Eritrea ranks 188th 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.