Iraq vs Portugal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iraq
72.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
69.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
91st
Portugal rank
92nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 72.54 people per square kilometre against 69.69 people per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 2.85 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Iraq ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.67 people per square kilometre | 31.78 people per square kilometre | 22.11 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 16.01 people per square kilometre | 37.83 people per square kilometre | 21.82 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 24.38 people per square kilometre | 47.99 people per square kilometre | 23.61 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 31.81 people per square kilometre | 55.69 people per square kilometre | 23.87 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 42.91 people per square kilometre | 66.1 people per square kilometre | 23.19 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 58.62 people per square kilometre | 69.56 people per square kilometre | 10.94 people per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 70.14 people per square kilometre | 69.42 people per square kilometre | 0.7226 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Portugal?
- Iraq, at 72.54 people per square kilometre against 69.69 people per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iraq and Portugal?
- 2.85 people per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 92nd 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.