Madagascar vs Tajikistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Madagascar
17.15 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tajikistan
19.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
168th
Tajikistan rank
165th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Tajikistan
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 19.61 people per square kilometre against 17.15 people per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 2.46 people per square kilometre.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 168th and Tajikistan ranks 165th of 215 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 5.84 people per square kilometre 12.05 people per square kilometre 6.21 people per square kilometre Tajikistan
2000s 8.6 people per square kilometre 13.02 people per square kilometre 4.42 people per square kilometre Tajikistan
2010s 12.58 people per square kilometre 16.22 people per square kilometre 3.64 people per square kilometre Tajikistan
2020s 16.2 people per square kilometre 19.01 people per square kilometre 2.81 people per square kilometre Tajikistan

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, Madagascar or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 19.61 people per square kilometre against 17.15 people per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Tajikistan?
2.46 people per square kilometre, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tajikistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 168th and Tajikistan ranks 165th 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.