Iceland vs Niger: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iceland
3.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
3.67 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
205th
Niger rank
203rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.67 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.05 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 205th and Niger ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 0.2237 people per square kilometre | 1.37 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.4831 people per square kilometre | 1.38 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 0.8171 people per square kilometre | 1.32 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 1.2 people per square kilometre | 1.23 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 1.01 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 2.54 people per square kilometre | 0.567 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.52 people per square kilometre | 3.42 people per square kilometre | 0.1001 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.67 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iceland and Niger?
- 0.05 people per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Niger rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 205th and Niger ranks 203rd 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.