Philippines vs United States Virgin Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Philippines
212.41 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
233.29 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
36th
United States Virgin Islands rank
33rd

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

  • Philippines
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 233.29 people per square kilometre against 212.41 people per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 20.88 people per square kilometre.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 36th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd of 215 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 33.96 people per square kilometre 51.27 people per square kilometre 17.31 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1970s 46.12 people per square kilometre 69.54 people per square kilometre 23.42 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1980s 63.64 people per square kilometre 149.54 people per square kilometre 85.9 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
1990s 87.69 people per square kilometre 252.27 people per square kilometre 164.58 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2000s 120.84 people per square kilometre 288.48 people per square kilometre 167.64 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2010s 175.71 people per square kilometre 269.97 people per square kilometre 94.25 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands
2020s 207.94 people per square kilometre 236.02 people per square kilometre 28.08 people per square kilometre United States Virgin Islands

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, Philippines or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 233.29 people per square kilometre against 212.41 people per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Philippines and United States Virgin Islands?
20.88 people per square kilometre, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States Virgin Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 36th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd 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.