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
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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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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.