Nauru vs Palestine: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Nauru
593.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
779.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
12th
Palestine rank
10th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 779.8 people per square kilometre against 593.75 people per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 186.05 people per square kilometre.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.3 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 12th and Palestine ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285.62 people per square kilometre | 92.09 people per square kilometre | 193.53 people per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 350.26 people per square kilometre | 123.81 people per square kilometre | 226.46 people per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 424.57 people per square kilometre | 182.91 people per square kilometre | 241.67 people per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 503.31 people per square kilometre | 291.4 people per square kilometre | 211.91 people per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 503.14 people per square kilometre | 463.93 people per square kilometre | 39.2 people per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 540.79 people per square kilometre | 632.48 people per square kilometre | 91.69 people per square kilometre | Palestine |
| 2020s | 587.85 people per square kilometre | 752.55 people per square kilometre | 164.7 people per square kilometre | Palestine |
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 Palestine?
- Palestine, at 779.8 people per square kilometre against 593.75 people per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nauru and Palestine?
- 186.05 people per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Palestine?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Palestine rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 12th and Palestine ranks 10th 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.