Indonesia vs Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Indonesia
86.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
85.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
75th
Thailand rank
78th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 86.35 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.83 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.79 people per square kilometre | 7.65 people per square kilometre | 1.14 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 13.63 people per square kilometre | 11.94 people per square kilometre | 1.7 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 23.51 people per square kilometre | 17.34 people per square kilometre | 6.17 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 39.28 people per square kilometre | 27.51 people per square kilometre | 11.77 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 56.02 people per square kilometre | 48.15 people per square kilometre | 7.88 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 73.2 people per square kilometre | 66.19 people per square kilometre | 7.01 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 84.15 people per square kilometre | 82.95 people per square kilometre | 1.2 people per square kilometre | Indonesia |
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 Thailand?
- Indonesia, at 86.35 people per square kilometre against 85.52 people per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Thailand?
- 0.83 people per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 78th 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.