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

Tanzania
26.68 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
27.28 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
151st
Yemen rank
150th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 27.28 people per square kilometre against 26.68 people per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.6 people per square kilometre.

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

Tanzania ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 150th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6601 people per square kilometre 0.5413 people per square kilometre 0.1189 people per square kilometre Tanzania
1970s 1.93 people per square kilometre 1.33 people per square kilometre 0.6059 people per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 4.23 people per square kilometre 3.46 people per square kilometre 0.7729 people per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 6.85 people per square kilometre 7.33 people per square kilometre 0.4801 people per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 10.82 people per square kilometre 12.27 people per square kilometre 1.45 people per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 18.05 people per square kilometre 18.97 people per square kilometre 0.9171 people per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 24.95 people per square kilometre 25.85 people per square kilometre 0.9006 people per square kilometre Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 27.28 people per square kilometre against 26.68 people per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Tanzania and Yemen?
0.6 people per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Tanzania ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 150th 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.