Iraq vs Uganda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iraq
72.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
74.27 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
91st
Uganda rank
88th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 74.27 people per square kilometre against 72.54 people per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 1.73 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.67 people per square kilometre | 2.41 people per square kilometre | 7.26 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1970s | 16.01 people per square kilometre | 3.73 people per square kilometre | 12.28 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 24.38 people per square kilometre | 6.03 people per square kilometre | 18.35 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 31.81 people per square kilometre | 10.87 people per square kilometre | 20.94 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 42.91 people per square kilometre | 19.5 people per square kilometre | 23.41 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 58.62 people per square kilometre | 44.96 people per square kilometre | 13.65 people per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 70.14 people per square kilometre | 68.77 people per square kilometre | 1.37 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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 74.27 people per square kilometre against 72.54 people per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iraq and Uganda?
- 1.73 people per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 88th 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.