France vs Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
France
97.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
70th
Syria rank
73rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Syria
How they compare
France currently reports 97.12 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 4.39 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.53 people per square kilometre | 12.41 people per square kilometre | 48.12 people per square kilometre | France |
| 1970s | 70.73 people per square kilometre | 18.3 people per square kilometre | 52.43 people per square kilometre | France |
| 1980s | 75.49 people per square kilometre | 27.3 people per square kilometre | 48.19 people per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 80.84 people per square kilometre | 39.25 people per square kilometre | 41.59 people per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 87.89 people per square kilometre | 55.56 people per square kilometre | 32.33 people per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 93.42 people per square kilometre | 78.94 people per square kilometre | 14.49 people per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 96.69 people per square kilometre | 87.92 people per square kilometre | 8.77 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 Syria?
- France, at 97.12 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between France and Syria?
- 4.39 people per square kilometre, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.