India vs Rwanda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
India
169.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
163.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
46th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
India currently reports 169.62 people per square kilometre against 163.22 people per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 6.4 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.82 people per square kilometre | 4.06 people per square kilometre | 26.76 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 43.64 people per square kilometre | 7.55 people per square kilometre | 36.09 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 63.17 people per square kilometre | 12.67 people per square kilometre | 50.5 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 84.81 people per square kilometre | 26.87 people per square kilometre | 57.94 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 111.7 people per square kilometre | 61.23 people per square kilometre | 50.47 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 143.76 people per square kilometre | 88.15 people per square kilometre | 55.61 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 165.27 people per square kilometre | 147.01 people per square kilometre | 18.26 people per square kilometre | India |
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 Rwanda?
- India, at 169.62 people per square kilometre against 163.22 people per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between India and Rwanda?
- 6.4 people per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 46th 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.