Germany vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Germany
198.17 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
191.25 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
38th
Switzerland rank
40th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 198.17 people per square kilometre against 191.25 people per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 6.92 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.62 people per square kilometre | 80.25 people per square kilometre | 89.37 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1970s | 179.36 people per square kilometre | 94.05 people per square kilometre | 85.31 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1980s | 179.26 people per square kilometre | 105.59 people per square kilometre | 73.67 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1990s | 186.78 people per square kilometre | 125.58 people per square kilometre | 61.2 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 187.83 people per square kilometre | 138.03 people per square kilometre | 49.8 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2010s | 189.62 people per square kilometre | 158.33 people per square kilometre | 31.28 people per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2020s | 196.4 people per square kilometre | 186.47 people per square kilometre | 9.93 people per square kilometre | Germany |
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, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 198.17 people per square kilometre against 191.25 people per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
- 6.92 people per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 40th 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.