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
050100150200196119922023

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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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.