Kazakhstan vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Kazakhstan
4.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
5.85 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
199th
Vanuatu rank
198th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Vanuatu
0246196119922023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 5.85 people per square kilometre against 4.65 people per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.2 people per square kilometre.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 199th and Vanuatu ranks 198th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 3.46 people per square kilometre 2.83 people per square kilometre 0.6343 people per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2000s 3.25 people per square kilometre 3.93 people per square kilometre 0.6857 people per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 3.74 people per square kilometre 5.33 people per square kilometre 1.58 people per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 4.5 people per square kilometre 5.66 people per square kilometre 1.16 people per square kilometre Vanuatu

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, Kazakhstan or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 5.85 people per square kilometre against 4.65 people per square kilometre in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Kazakhstan and Vanuatu?
1.2 people per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Vanuatu?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Kazakhstan ranks 199th and Vanuatu ranks 198th 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.