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
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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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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.