India vs Marshall Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

India
169.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands
169.03 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
43rd
Marshall Islands rank
44th

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

  • India
  • Marshall Islands
50100150200196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 169.62 people per square kilometre against 169.03 people per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.59 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

India ranks 43rd and Marshall Islands ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 85.96 people per square kilometre 180.62 people per square kilometre 94.66 people per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2000s 111.7 people per square kilometre 202.22 people per square kilometre 90.52 people per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 143.76 people per square kilometre 203.89 people per square kilometre 60.12 people per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 165.27 people per square kilometre 176.1 people per square kilometre 10.83 people per square kilometre Marshall Islands

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, India or Marshall Islands?
India, at 169.62 people per square kilometre against 169.03 people per square kilometre in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between India and Marshall Islands?
0.59 people per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do India and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
India ranks 43rd and Marshall Islands ranks 44th 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.