Russia vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Russia
6.66 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkmenistan
7.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia rank
196th
Turkmenistan rank
195th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Russia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 7.38 people per square kilometre against 6.66 people per square kilometre in Russia, a difference of 0.72 people per square kilometre.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 196th and Turkmenistan ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 people per square kilometre | 4.05 people per square kilometre | 2.56 people per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.49 people per square kilometre | 4.98 people per square kilometre | 1.52 people per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2010s | 6.58 people per square kilometre | 6.16 people per square kilometre | 0.4173 people per square kilometre | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.66 people per square kilometre | 7.17 people per square kilometre | 0.508 people per square kilometre | Turkmenistan |
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, Russia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 7.38 people per square kilometre against 6.66 people per square kilometre in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.72 people per square kilometre, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Russia ranks 196th and Turkmenistan ranks 195th 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.