Egypt vs Ireland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Egypt
49.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
48.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
112th
Ireland rank
113th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Ireland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.14 people per square kilometre against 48.36 people per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.78 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Egypt ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.52 people per square kilometre | 20.24 people per square kilometre | 7.72 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1970s | 16.83 people per square kilometre | 24.64 people per square kilometre | 7.81 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 22.1 people per square kilometre | 28.55 people per square kilometre | 6.45 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 28 people per square kilometre | 30.37 people per square kilometre | 2.36 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 34.6 people per square kilometre | 36.38 people per square kilometre | 1.78 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 42.17 people per square kilometre | 42.79 people per square kilometre | 0.6138 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 47.88 people per square kilometre | 47.04 people per square kilometre | 0.8423 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Ireland?
- Egypt, at 49.14 people per square kilometre against 48.36 people per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Egypt and Ireland?
- 0.78 people per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Ireland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 112th and Ireland ranks 113th 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.