Eswatini vs Uruguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Eswatini
18.46 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
167th
Uruguay rank
166th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Uruguay
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.5 people per square kilometre against 18.46 people per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 0.04 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 167th and Uruguay ranks 166th of 215 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.54 people per square kilometre 12.4 people per square kilometre 10.86 people per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 4.13 people per square kilometre 13.6 people per square kilometre 9.47 people per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 8.91 people per square kilometre 14.97 people per square kilometre 6.07 people per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 12.96 people per square kilometre 16.42 people per square kilometre 3.46 people per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 13.98 people per square kilometre 17.32 people per square kilometre 3.34 people per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s 15.43 people per square kilometre 18.24 people per square kilometre 2.81 people per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 17.78 people per square kilometre 18.51 people per square kilometre 0.7338 people per square kilometre Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 18.5 people per square kilometre against 18.46 people per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Uruguay?
0.04 people per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Eswatini ranks 167th and Uruguay ranks 166th 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.