Eritrea vs New Caledonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Eritrea
9.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
10.74 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
188th
New Caledonia rank
187th

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

  • Eritrea
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 10.74 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.8 people per square kilometre.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 188th and New Caledonia ranks 187th of 215 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.94 people per square kilometre 6.78 people per square kilometre 0.8426 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2000s 8.01 people per square kilometre 8.46 people per square kilometre 0.449 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2010s 9.09 people per square kilometre 10.15 people per square kilometre 1.06 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2020s 9.74 people per square kilometre 10.58 people per square kilometre 0.8428 people per square kilometre New Caledonia

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, Eritrea or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 10.74 people per square kilometre against 9.94 people per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Eritrea and New Caledonia?
0.8 people per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and New Caledonia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and New Caledonia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 188th and New Caledonia ranks 187th 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.