Indonesia vs Northern Mariana Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Indonesia
86.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
90.26 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
75th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
74th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 90.26 people per square kilometre against 86.35 people per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 3.91 people per square kilometre.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 75th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 74th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 40.2 people per square kilometre 100.99 people per square kilometre 60.79 people per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 56.02 people per square kilometre 123.36 people per square kilometre 67.34 people per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 73.2 people per square kilometre 102.26 people per square kilometre 29.06 people per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 84.15 people per square kilometre 92.69 people per square kilometre 8.54 people per square kilometre Northern Mariana 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, Indonesia or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 90.26 people per square kilometre against 86.35 people per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Northern Mariana Islands?
3.91 people per square kilometre, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Northern Mariana Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 75th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 74th 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.