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

Ethiopia
26.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
East Timor
26.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
153rd
East Timor rank
152nd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 26.62 people per square kilometre against 26.3 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.32 people per square kilometre.

Across all 31 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 8.41 people per square kilometre 13.45 people per square kilometre 5.04 people per square kilometre East Timor
2000s 11.43 people per square kilometre 16.62 people per square kilometre 5.19 people per square kilometre East Timor
2010s 17.65 people per square kilometre 23.64 people per square kilometre 5.99 people per square kilometre East Timor
2020s 24.57 people per square kilometre 26.23 people per square kilometre 1.66 people per square kilometre East Timor

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 East Timor?
East Timor, at 26.62 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 East Timor?
0.32 people per square kilometre, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 152nd 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.