Eswatini vs Madagascar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Eswatini
18.46 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
17.15 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
167th
Madagascar rank
168th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Eswatini
- Madagascar
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 18.46 people per square kilometre against 17.15 people per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 1.31 people per square kilometre.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Eswatini ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 0.2873 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 4.13 people per square kilometre | 2.15 people per square kilometre | 1.98 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 8.91 people per square kilometre | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 5.33 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 12.96 people per square kilometre | 5.6 people per square kilometre | 7.36 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 13.98 people per square kilometre | 8.6 people per square kilometre | 5.38 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 15.43 people per square kilometre | 12.58 people per square kilometre | 2.85 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 17.78 people per square kilometre | 16.2 people per square kilometre | 1.58 people per square kilometre | Eswatini |
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, Eswatini or Madagascar?
- Eswatini, at 18.46 people per square kilometre against 17.15 people per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 1.31 people per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 167th and Madagascar ranks 168th 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.