Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Oman
12.98 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
13.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Oman rank
180th
Saudi Arabia rank
179th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13.04 people per square kilometre against 12.98 people per square kilometre in Oman, a difference of 0.06 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Oman ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4559 people per square kilometre | 0.5462 people per square kilometre | 0.0904 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 1.22 people per square kilometre | 0.1118 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.71 people per square kilometre | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 0.0134 people per square kilometre | Oman |
| 1990s | 4.76 people per square kilometre | 4.77 people per square kilometre | 0.019 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 5.74 people per square kilometre | 7.59 people per square kilometre | 1.85 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9.89 people per square kilometre | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 1.21 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 12.14 people per square kilometre | 12.49 people per square kilometre | 0.3509 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
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, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13.04 people per square kilometre against 12.98 people per square kilometre in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.06 people per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Oman ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th 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.