Congo vs New Caledonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Congo
11.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
10.74 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
186th
New Caledonia rank
187th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 11.53 people per square kilometre against 10.74 people per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.79 people per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Congo ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 people per square kilometre | 2.27 people per square kilometre | 0.946 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.91 people per square kilometre | 3.97 people per square kilometre | 2.05 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 3.09 people per square kilometre | 5.13 people per square kilometre | 2.04 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 6.53 people per square kilometre | 2.05 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 6.55 people per square kilometre | 8.46 people per square kilometre | 1.9 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 9.31 people per square kilometre | 10.15 people per square kilometre | 0.8424 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 11.11 people per square kilometre | 10.58 people per square kilometre | 0.5315 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 New Caledonia?
- Congo, at 11.53 people per square kilometre against 10.74 people per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Congo and New Caledonia?
- 0.79 people per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and New Caledonia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 186th and New Caledonia ranks 187th 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.