Iran vs Romania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iran
42.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
43.35 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
121st
Romania rank
120th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 43.35 people per square kilometre against 42.82 people per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.53 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 121st and Romania ranks 120th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 people per square kilometre | 31.04 people per square kilometre | 25.25 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.4 people per square kilometre | 42.05 people per square kilometre | 32.65 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 1980s | 15.9 people per square kilometre | 51.06 people per square kilometre | 35.16 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 1990s | 22.9 people per square kilometre | 53.14 people per square kilometre | 30.24 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 2000s | 29.52 people per square kilometre | 49.25 people per square kilometre | 19.73 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 2010s | 36.92 people per square kilometre | 46.46 people per square kilometre | 9.54 people per square kilometre | Romania |
| 2020s | 41.81 people per square kilometre | 43.71 people per square kilometre | 1.9 people per square kilometre | Romania |
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, Iran or Romania?
- Romania, at 43.35 people per square kilometre against 42.82 people per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iran and Romania?
- 0.53 people per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Romania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 121st and Romania ranks 120th 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.