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

Congo
11.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
11.98 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
186th
Paraguay rank
185th

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

  • Congo
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 11.98 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.45 people per square kilometre.

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

Congo ranks 186th and Paraguay ranks 185th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.33 people per square kilometre 1.94 people per square kilometre 0.6104 people per square kilometre Paraguay
1970s 1.91 people per square kilometre 2.59 people per square kilometre 0.6769 people per square kilometre Paraguay
1980s 3.09 people per square kilometre 3.95 people per square kilometre 0.859 people per square kilometre Paraguay
1990s 4.47 people per square kilometre 6.13 people per square kilometre 1.66 people per square kilometre Paraguay
2000s 6.55 people per square kilometre 7.99 people per square kilometre 1.43 people per square kilometre Paraguay
2010s 9.31 people per square kilometre 9.49 people per square kilometre 0.1802 people per square kilometre Paraguay
2020s 11.11 people per square kilometre 11.5 people per square kilometre 0.3891 people per square kilometre Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 11.98 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Congo and Paraguay?
0.45 people per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Paraguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Paraguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 186th and Paraguay ranks 185th 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.