Kenya vs Tonga: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Kenya
30.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
30.72 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
146th
Tonga rank
144th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 30.72 people per square kilometre against 30.14 people per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.58 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 144th of 215 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 people per square kilometre | 20.76 people per square kilometre | 19.25 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1970s | 3.05 people per square kilometre | 25.86 people per square kilometre | 22.81 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 5.71 people per square kilometre | 29.06 people per square kilometre | 23.36 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 8.58 people per square kilometre | 31.67 people per square kilometre | 23.1 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 16.43 people per square kilometre | 33.84 people per square kilometre | 17.41 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 25.73 people per square kilometre | 34.22 people per square kilometre | 8.49 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 29.05 people per square kilometre | 31.21 people per square kilometre | 2.16 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 30.72 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 Tonga?
- 0.58 people per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 144th 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.