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

Indonesia
86.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
75th
Syria rank
73rd

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

  • Indonesia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 92.73 people per square kilometre against 86.35 people per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 6.38 people per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Indonesia ranks 75th and Syria ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 8.79 people per square kilometre 12.41 people per square kilometre 3.62 people per square kilometre Syria
1970s 13.63 people per square kilometre 18.3 people per square kilometre 4.67 people per square kilometre Syria
1980s 23.51 people per square kilometre 27.3 people per square kilometre 3.79 people per square kilometre Syria
1990s 39.28 people per square kilometre 39.25 people per square kilometre 0.0286 people per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 56.02 people per square kilometre 55.56 people per square kilometre 0.4603 people per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 73.2 people per square kilometre 78.94 people per square kilometre 5.74 people per square kilometre Syria
2020s 84.15 people per square kilometre 87.92 people per square kilometre 3.77 people per square kilometre Syria

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 Syria?
Syria, at 92.73 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 Syria?
6.38 people per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 75th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.