Jordan vs Turkey: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Jordan
119.4 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
100.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Jordan rank
64th
Turkey rank
66th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Jordan
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 119.4 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 18.46 people per square kilometre.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Jordan ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 66th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 6.08 people per square kilometre 10.94 people per square kilometre 4.86 people per square kilometre Turkey
1970s 11.6 people per square kilometre 18.43 people per square kilometre 6.83 people per square kilometre Turkey
1980s 20.93 people per square kilometre 29.42 people per square kilometre 8.49 people per square kilometre Turkey
1990s 40.27 people per square kilometre 42.98 people per square kilometre 2.71 people per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 55.06 people per square kilometre 56.58 people per square kilometre 1.52 people per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 89.66 people per square kilometre 84.36 people per square kilometre 5.3 people per square kilometre Jordan
2020s 115.93 people per square kilometre 100.4 people per square kilometre 15.53 people per square kilometre Jordan

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, Jordan or Turkey?
Jordan, at 119.4 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Jordan and Turkey?
18.46 people per square kilometre, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Turkey rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Jordan ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 66th 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.