France vs Kiribati: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

France
97.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
100.67 people per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
70th
Kiribati rank
67th

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

  • France
  • Kiribati
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 100.67 people per square kilometre against 97.12 people per square kilometre in France, a difference of 3.55 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 70th and Kiribati ranks 67th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Kiribati Difference Ahead
1960s 60.53 people per square kilometre 13.43 people per square kilometre 47.11 people per square kilometre France
1970s 70.73 people per square kilometre 20.5 people per square kilometre 50.23 people per square kilometre France
1980s 75.49 people per square kilometre 27.51 people per square kilometre 47.98 people per square kilometre France
1990s 80.84 people per square kilometre 37.26 people per square kilometre 43.58 people per square kilometre France
2000s 87.89 people per square kilometre 53.19 people per square kilometre 34.7 people per square kilometre France
2010s 93.42 people per square kilometre 73.9 people per square kilometre 19.53 people per square kilometre France
2020s 96.69 people per square kilometre 95.92 people per square kilometre 0.7699 people per square kilometre France

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, France or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 100.67 people per square kilometre against 97.12 people per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between France and Kiribati?
3.55 people per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kiribati?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Kiribati rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
France ranks 70th and Kiribati ranks 67th 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.