Nauru vs San Marino: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Nauru
593.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
San Marino
546.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
12th
San Marino rank
14th

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

  • Nauru
  • San Marino
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 593.75 people per square kilometre against 546.09 people per square kilometre in San Marino, a difference of 47.66 people per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times San Marino's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.

Nauru ranks 12th and San Marino ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 6 and San Marino in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru San Marino Difference Ahead
1960s 285.62 people per square kilometre 153.27 people per square kilometre 132.35 people per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 350.26 people per square kilometre 226.54 people per square kilometre 123.72 people per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 424.57 people per square kilometre 327.43 people per square kilometre 97.14 people per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 503.31 people per square kilometre 382.77 people per square kilometre 120.54 people per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 503.14 people per square kilometre 449.4 people per square kilometre 53.73 people per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 540.79 people per square kilometre 542.49 people per square kilometre 1.7 people per square kilometre San Marino
2020s 587.85 people per square kilometre 555.01 people per square kilometre 32.84 people per square kilometre Nauru

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, Nauru or San Marino?
Nauru, at 593.75 people per square kilometre against 546.09 people per square kilometre in San Marino as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nauru and San Marino?
47.66 people per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and San Marino?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nauru and San Marino rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Nauru ranks 12th and San Marino ranks 14th 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.