Kuwait vs Mauritius: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Kuwait
271.54 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
248.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
28th
Mauritius rank
30th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 271.54 people per square kilometre against 248.75 people per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 22.79 people per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.

Kuwait ranks 28th and Mauritius ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 23.58 people per square kilometre 157.13 people per square kilometre 133.55 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 54.26 people per square kilometre 189.23 people per square kilometre 134.97 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 101.47 people per square kilometre 212.68 people per square kilometre 111.21 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 93.41 people per square kilometre 244.87 people per square kilometre 151.46 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 127.92 people per square kilometre 254.17 people per square kilometre 126.25 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 209.57 people per square kilometre 256.16 people per square kilometre 46.59 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 255.18 people per square kilometre 250 people per square kilometre 5.18 people per square kilometre Kuwait

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, Kuwait or Mauritius?
Kuwait, at 271.54 people per square kilometre against 248.75 people per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Mauritius?
22.79 people per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritius?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Mauritius rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 28th and Mauritius ranks 30th 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.