Portugal vs Togo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Portugal
69.69 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Togo
73.99 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
92nd
Togo rank
89th

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

  • Portugal
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 73.99 people per square kilometre against 69.69 people per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 4.3 people per square kilometre.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 92nd and Togo ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 31.78 people per square kilometre 5.78 people per square kilometre 26 people per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 37.83 people per square kilometre 10.79 people per square kilometre 27.04 people per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 47.99 people per square kilometre 16.54 people per square kilometre 31.45 people per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 55.69 people per square kilometre 25.06 people per square kilometre 30.62 people per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 66.1 people per square kilometre 37.58 people per square kilometre 28.51 people per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 69.56 people per square kilometre 55.18 people per square kilometre 14.37 people per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 69.42 people per square kilometre 70.31 people per square kilometre 0.8859 people per square kilometre Togo

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, Portugal or Togo?
Togo, at 73.99 people per square kilometre against 69.69 people per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Portugal and Togo?
4.3 people per square kilometre, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Togo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Togo rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 92nd and Togo ranks 89th 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.