Switzerland vs Tuvalu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Switzerland
191.25 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
209.45 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
40th
Tuvalu rank
37th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 209.45 people per square kilometre against 191.25 people per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 18.2 people per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 40th and Tuvalu ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.25 people per square kilometre | 25.16 people per square kilometre | 55.09 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 94.05 people per square kilometre | 40.47 people per square kilometre | 53.58 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 105.59 people per square kilometre | 91.37 people per square kilometre | 14.22 people per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 125.58 people per square kilometre | 130.9 people per square kilometre | 5.32 people per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 138.03 people per square kilometre | 163.23 people per square kilometre | 25.21 people per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 158.33 people per square kilometre | 211.05 people per square kilometre | 52.72 people per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 186.47 people per square kilometre | 211.93 people per square kilometre | 25.46 people per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
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, Switzerland or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 209.45 people per square kilometre against 191.25 people per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Switzerland and Tuvalu?
- 18.2 people per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Tuvalu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 40th and Tuvalu ranks 37th 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.