Estonia vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Estonia
22.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
158th
Sweden rank
157th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 22.96 people per square kilometre against 22.61 people per square kilometre in Estonia, a difference of 0.35 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.64 people per square kilometre | 18.12 people per square kilometre | 5.53 people per square kilometre | Estonia |
| 2000s | 21.68 people per square kilometre | 18.73 people per square kilometre | 2.95 people per square kilometre | Estonia |
| 2010s | 21.08 people per square kilometre | 20.78 people per square kilometre | 0.3074 people per square kilometre | Estonia |
| 2020s | 22.12 people per square kilometre | 22.66 people per square kilometre | 0.5375 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
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, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 22.96 people per square kilometre against 22.61 people per square kilometre in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.35 people per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Estonia ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th 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.