Mexico vs Morocco: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Mexico
53.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Morocco
52.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
104th
Morocco rank
105th

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

  • Mexico
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 53.04 people per square kilometre against 52.96 people per square kilometre in Morocco, a difference of 0.08 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 104th and Morocco ranks 105th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 12.29 people per square kilometre 9.47 people per square kilometre 2.82 people per square kilometre Mexico
1970s 18.74 people per square kilometre 14.26 people per square kilometre 4.49 people per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 26.32 people per square kilometre 21.73 people per square kilometre 4.59 people per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 33.87 people per square kilometre 30.1 people per square kilometre 3.77 people per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 41.18 people per square kilometre 37.51 people per square kilometre 3.66 people per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 47.72 people per square kilometre 46.5 people per square kilometre 1.22 people per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 52.15 people per square kilometre 51.94 people per square kilometre 0.2115 people per square kilometre Mexico

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, Mexico or Morocco?
Mexico, at 53.04 people per square kilometre against 52.96 people per square kilometre in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Mexico and Morocco?
0.08 people per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 104th and Morocco ranks 105th 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.