Kenya vs Palau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Kenya
30.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
30.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
146th
Palau rank
145th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 30.5 people per square kilometre against 30.14 people per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.36 people per square kilometre.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 146th and Palau ranks 145th of 215 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 people per square kilometre | 26.47 people per square kilometre | 17.75 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 16.43 people per square kilometre | 31.96 people per square kilometre | 15.53 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 25.73 people per square kilometre | 31.21 people per square kilometre | 5.47 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 29.05 people per square kilometre | 30.55 people per square kilometre | 1.5 people per square kilometre | Palau |
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, Kenya or Palau?
- Palau, at 30.5 people per square kilometre against 30.14 people per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Kenya and Palau?
- 0.36 people per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Palau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 146th and Palau ranks 145th 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.