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

Mauritius
248.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
257.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
30th
Qatar rank
29th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 257.42 people per square kilometre against 248.75 people per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 8.67 people per square kilometre.

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

Mauritius ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 157.13 people per square kilometre 4.21 people per square kilometre 152.92 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 189.23 people per square kilometre 12.83 people per square kilometre 176.4 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 212.68 people per square kilometre 27.06 people per square kilometre 185.62 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 244.87 people per square kilometre 41.95 people per square kilometre 202.92 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 254.17 people per square kilometre 80.36 people per square kilometre 173.81 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 256.16 people per square kilometre 197.07 people per square kilometre 59.09 people per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 250 people per square kilometre 248.06 people per square kilometre 1.94 people per square kilometre Mauritius

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, Mauritius or Qatar?
Qatar, at 257.42 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 Mauritius and Qatar?
8.67 people per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Qatar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 29th 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.