Nepal vs United Arab Emirates: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Nepal
137.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
128.37 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
55th
United Arab Emirates rank
57th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 137.84 people per square kilometre against 128.37 people per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 9.47 people per square kilometre.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 55th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.92 people per square kilometre | 1.9 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1970s | 7.52 people per square kilometre | 6.44 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1980s | 20.86 people per square kilometre | 15.38 people per square kilometre | 5.48 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 37.07 people per square kilometre | 27.32 people per square kilometre | 9.74 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 81.16 people per square kilometre | 55.4 people per square kilometre | 25.76 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 125.08 people per square kilometre | 98.93 people per square kilometre | 26.15 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 136.21 people per square kilometre | 120.67 people per square kilometre | 15.54 people per square kilometre | Nepal |
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, Nepal or United Arab Emirates?
- Nepal, at 137.84 people per square kilometre against 128.37 people per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nepal and United Arab Emirates?
- 9.47 people per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 55th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th 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.