Dominican Republic vs India: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
170.11 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India
169.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
41st
India rank
43rd

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • India
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 170.11 people per square kilometre against 169.62 people per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.49 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 41st and India ranks 43rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic India Difference Ahead
1960s 27.8 people per square kilometre 30.82 people per square kilometre 3.02 people per square kilometre India
1970s 47.3 people per square kilometre 43.64 people per square kilometre 3.66 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1980s 70.36 people per square kilometre 63.17 people per square kilometre 7.19 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic
1990s 92.57 people per square kilometre 84.81 people per square kilometre 7.76 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2000s 127.48 people per square kilometre 111.7 people per square kilometre 15.77 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2010s 158.93 people per square kilometre 143.76 people per square kilometre 15.17 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 168.62 people per square kilometre 165.27 people per square kilometre 3.36 people per square kilometre Dominican Republic

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, Dominican Republic or India?
Dominican Republic, at 170.11 people per square kilometre against 169.62 people per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and India?
0.49 people per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and India rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 41st and India ranks 43rd 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.