Cyprus vs Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Cyprus
97.05 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cyprus rank
71st
Syria rank
73rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Cyprus
- Syria
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 97.05 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 4.32 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 71st and Syria ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.58 people per square kilometre | 12.41 people per square kilometre | 13.17 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 35.01 people per square kilometre | 18.3 people per square kilometre | 16.71 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 50.86 people per square kilometre | 27.3 people per square kilometre | 23.55 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 63 people per square kilometre | 39.25 people per square kilometre | 23.75 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 76.03 people per square kilometre | 55.56 people per square kilometre | 20.47 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 87.82 people per square kilometre | 78.94 people per square kilometre | 8.88 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 95.55 people per square kilometre | 87.92 people per square kilometre | 7.62 people per square kilometre | Cyprus |
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, Cyprus or Syria?
- Cyprus, at 97.05 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cyprus and Syria?
- 4.32 people per square kilometre, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Cyprus ranks 71st and Syria ranks 73rd 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.