Madagascar vs Uruguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Madagascar
17.15 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
168th
Uruguay rank
166th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.5 people per square kilometre against 17.15 people per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 1.35 people per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 166th of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 12.4 people per square kilometre | 11.15 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.15 people per square kilometre | 13.6 people per square kilometre | 11.45 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 14.97 people per square kilometre | 11.4 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.6 people per square kilometre | 16.42 people per square kilometre | 10.82 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.6 people per square kilometre | 17.32 people per square kilometre | 8.73 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.58 people per square kilometre | 18.24 people per square kilometre | 5.66 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.2 people per square kilometre | 18.51 people per square kilometre | 2.31 people per square kilometre | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.5 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 Uruguay?
- 1.35 people per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 168th and Uruguay ranks 166th 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.