Denmark vs North Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Denmark
131.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
139.41 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
56th
North Korea rank
54th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 139.41 people per square kilometre against 131.68 people per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 7.73 people per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.44 people per square kilometre | 52.92 people per square kilometre | 38.52 people per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 103.13 people per square kilometre | 77.98 people per square kilometre | 25.15 people per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 108.08 people per square kilometre | 93.12 people per square kilometre | 14.96 people per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 111.04 people per square kilometre | 109.85 people per square kilometre | 1.19 people per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 116.38 people per square kilometre | 120.56 people per square kilometre | 4.18 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 124.34 people per square kilometre | 129.82 people per square kilometre | 5.49 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 130 people per square kilometre | 137.68 people per square kilometre | 7.68 people per square kilometre | North Korea |
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, Denmark or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 139.41 people per square kilometre against 131.68 people per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Denmark and North Korea?
- 7.73 people per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and North Korea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 54th 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.