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

Ethiopia
26.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
26.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
153rd
Tanzania rank
151st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26.68 people per square kilometre against 26.3 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.38 people per square kilometre.

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

Ethiopia ranks 153rd and Tanzania ranks 151st of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 8.41 people per square kilometre 7.28 people per square kilometre 1.12 people per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 11.43 people per square kilometre 10.82 people per square kilometre 0.6044 people per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 17.65 people per square kilometre 18.05 people per square kilometre 0.4004 people per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 24.57 people per square kilometre 24.95 people per square kilometre 0.3792 people per square kilometre Tanzania

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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 26.68 people per square kilometre against 26.3 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
0.38 people per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 153rd and Tanzania ranks 151st 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.