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
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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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.