Ethiopia vs Yemen: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
26.3 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
27.28 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
153rd
Yemen rank
150th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 27.28 people per square kilometre against 26.3 people per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.98 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 Yemen ranks 150th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.41 people per square kilometre | 8.01 people per square kilometre | 0.4018 people per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 11.43 people per square kilometre | 12.27 people per square kilometre | 0.8422 people per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 17.65 people per square kilometre | 18.97 people per square kilometre | 1.32 people per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 24.57 people per square kilometre | 25.85 people per square kilometre | 1.28 people per square kilometre | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 27.28 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 Yemen?
- 0.98 people per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 153rd and Yemen ranks 150th 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.