Mongolia vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Mongolia
1.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia rank
213th
Namibia rank
212th

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

  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.8 people per square kilometre against 1.55 people per square kilometre in Mongolia, a difference of 0.25 people per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.

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

Mongolia ranks 213th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3091 people per square kilometre 0.1964 people per square kilometre 0.1127 people per square kilometre Mongolia
1970s 0.4612 people per square kilometre 0.2658 people per square kilometre 0.1954 people per square kilometre Mongolia
1980s 0.681 people per square kilometre 0.3484 people per square kilometre 0.3327 people per square kilometre Mongolia
1990s 0.849 people per square kilometre 0.5516 people per square kilometre 0.2974 people per square kilometre Mongolia
2000s 1.02 people per square kilometre 0.8623 people per square kilometre 0.1547 people per square kilometre Mongolia
2010s 1.29 people per square kilometre 1.29 people per square kilometre 0.006 people per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 1.5 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre 0.2072 people per square kilometre Namibia

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, Mongolia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.8 people per square kilometre against 1.55 people per square kilometre in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Mongolia and Namibia?
0.25 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mongolia ranks 213th and Namibia ranks 212th 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.