Palau vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Palau
30.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
30.07 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
145th
United States rank
147th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
Palau currently reports 30.5 people per square kilometre against 30.07 people per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.43 people per square kilometre.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.47 people per square kilometre | 22.59 people per square kilometre | 3.88 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 31.96 people per square kilometre | 25.73 people per square kilometre | 6.23 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 31.21 people per square kilometre | 28.57 people per square kilometre | 2.63 people per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 30.55 people per square kilometre | 29.85 people per square kilometre | 0.7058 people per square kilometre | Palau |
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, Palau or United States?
- Palau, at 30.5 people per square kilometre against 30.07 people per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Palau and United States?
- 0.43 people per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th 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.