Tanzania vs East Timor: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Tanzania
26.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
East Timor
26.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
151st
East Timor rank
152nd

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

  • Tanzania
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 26.68 people per square kilometre against 26.62 people per square kilometre in East Timor, a difference of 0.06 people per square kilometre.

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

Tanzania ranks 151st and East Timor ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania East Timor Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6601 people per square kilometre 3.7 people per square kilometre 3.04 people per square kilometre East Timor
1970s 1.93 people per square kilometre 5.67 people per square kilometre 3.74 people per square kilometre East Timor
1980s 4.23 people per square kilometre 8.76 people per square kilometre 4.53 people per square kilometre East Timor
1990s 6.85 people per square kilometre 12.77 people per square kilometre 5.93 people per square kilometre East Timor
2000s 10.82 people per square kilometre 16.62 people per square kilometre 5.8 people per square kilometre East Timor
2010s 18.05 people per square kilometre 23.64 people per square kilometre 5.59 people per square kilometre East Timor
2020s 24.95 people per square kilometre 26.23 people per square kilometre 1.28 people per square kilometre East Timor

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, Tanzania or East Timor?
Tanzania, at 26.68 people per square kilometre against 26.62 people per square kilometre in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Tanzania and East Timor?
0.06 people per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and East Timor?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and East Timor rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Tanzania ranks 151st and East Timor ranks 152nd 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.