Dominican Republic vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Dominican Republic
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 191.25 people per square kilometre against 170.11 people per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, a difference of 21.14 people per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8 people per square kilometre | 80.25 people per square kilometre | 52.45 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 47.3 people per square kilometre | 94.05 people per square kilometre | 46.75 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 70.36 people per square kilometre | 105.59 people per square kilometre | 35.23 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 92.57 people per square kilometre | 125.58 people per square kilometre | 33.01 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 127.48 people per square kilometre | 138.03 people per square kilometre | 10.55 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 158.93 people per square kilometre | 158.33 people per square kilometre | 0.6 people per square kilometre | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 168.62 people per square kilometre | 186.47 people per square kilometre | 17.84 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 191.25 people per square kilometre against 170.11 people per square kilometre in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 21.14 people per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 40th 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.