Myanmar vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Myanmar
25.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
154th
Sweden rank
157th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Myanmar
- Sweden
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 25.2 people per square kilometre against 22.96 people per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 2.24 people per square kilometre.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Myanmar ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.97 people per square kilometre | 14.65 people per square kilometre | 6.68 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 11 people per square kilometre | 16.55 people per square kilometre | 5.55 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.9 people per square kilometre | 17.08 people per square kilometre | 3.18 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 17.22 people per square kilometre | 18.01 people per square kilometre | 0.7933 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.42 people per square kilometre | 18.73 people per square kilometre | 1.69 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 23.1 people per square kilometre | 20.78 people per square kilometre | 2.32 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 24.85 people per square kilometre | 22.66 people per square kilometre | 2.19 people per square kilometre | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Sweden?
- Myanmar, at 25.2 people per square kilometre against 22.96 people per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Myanmar and Sweden?
- 2.24 people per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 157th 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.