Qatar vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Qatar
257.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
236.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
32nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Qatar
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 257.42 people per square kilometre against 236.09 people per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 21.33 people per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Qatar ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.21 people per square kilometre | 174.16 people per square kilometre | 169.95 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 12.83 people per square kilometre | 179.81 people per square kilometre | 166.97 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 27.06 people per square kilometre | 183.48 people per square kilometre | 156.42 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 41.95 people per square kilometre | 188.92 people per square kilometre | 146.97 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 80.36 people per square kilometre | 201.21 people per square kilometre | 120.85 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 197.07 people per square kilometre | 220.14 people per square kilometre | 23.07 people per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 248.06 people per square kilometre | 233.28 people per square kilometre | 14.78 people per square kilometre | Qatar |
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, Qatar or United Kingdom?
- Qatar, at 257.42 people per square kilometre against 236.09 people per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Qatar and United Kingdom?
- 21.33 people per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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.