Liberia vs Tonga: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Liberia
31.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
30.72 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
141st
Tonga rank
144th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Liberia
- Tonga
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 31.36 people per square kilometre against 30.72 people per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 0.64 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.
Liberia ranks 141st 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 | Liberia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 people per square kilometre | 20.76 people per square kilometre | 17.76 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1970s | 5.23 people per square kilometre | 25.86 people per square kilometre | 20.62 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 8.95 people per square kilometre | 29.06 people per square kilometre | 20.11 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 31.67 people per square kilometre | 20.48 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 15.93 people per square kilometre | 33.84 people per square kilometre | 17.91 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 24.13 people per square kilometre | 34.22 people per square kilometre | 10.09 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 29.93 people per square kilometre | 31.21 people per square kilometre | 1.28 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, Liberia or Tonga?
- Liberia, at 31.36 people per square kilometre against 30.72 people per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Liberia and Tonga?
- 0.64 people per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Tonga rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 141st 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.