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
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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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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.