Myanmar vs Tanzania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Myanmar
25.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
26.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
154th
Tanzania rank
151st

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

  • Myanmar
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26.68 people per square kilometre against 25.2 people per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 1.48 people per square kilometre.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 151st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 7.97 people per square kilometre 0.6601 people per square kilometre 7.31 people per square kilometre Myanmar
1970s 11 people per square kilometre 1.93 people per square kilometre 9.07 people per square kilometre Myanmar
1980s 13.9 people per square kilometre 4.23 people per square kilometre 9.67 people per square kilometre Myanmar
1990s 17.22 people per square kilometre 6.85 people per square kilometre 10.37 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2000s 20.42 people per square kilometre 10.82 people per square kilometre 9.59 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 23.1 people per square kilometre 18.05 people per square kilometre 5.05 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 24.85 people per square kilometre 24.95 people per square kilometre 0.0978 people per square kilometre Tanzania

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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 26.68 people per square kilometre against 25.2 people per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Myanmar and Tanzania?
1.48 people per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 154th and Tanzania ranks 151st 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.