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
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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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.