Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Ethiopia
26.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
25.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
153rd
Myanmar rank
154th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Myanmar
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 26.3 people per square kilometre against 25.2 people per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 1.1 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Myanmar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 154th of 215 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 8.41 people per square kilometre 17.72 people per square kilometre 9.31 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2000s 11.43 people per square kilometre 20.42 people per square kilometre 8.99 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 17.65 people per square kilometre 23.1 people per square kilometre 5.45 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 24.57 people per square kilometre 24.85 people per square kilometre 0.2814 people per square kilometre Myanmar

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, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Ethiopia, at 26.3 people per square kilometre against 25.2 people per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
1.1 people per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 154th 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.