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
0102030196119922023

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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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.