Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iceland
3.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
205th
Papua New Guinea rank
207th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.62 people per square kilometre against 3.45 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.17 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 205th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 0.2919 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.7622 people per square kilometre | 1.1 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 1.45 people per square kilometre | 0.9742 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.8884 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 2.54 people per square kilometre | 0.5731 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.52 people per square kilometre | 3.26 people per square kilometre | 0.2593 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Iceland, at 3.62 people per square kilometre against 3.45 people per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.17 people per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 205th and Papua New Guinea ranks 207th 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.