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
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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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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.