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
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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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.