Tonga vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Tonga
30.72 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
30.07 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga rank
144th
United States rank
147th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Tonga
- United States
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 30.72 people per square kilometre against 30.07 people per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.65 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.76 people per square kilometre | 15.37 people per square kilometre | 5.39 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1970s | 25.86 people per square kilometre | 17.52 people per square kilometre | 8.34 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 29.06 people per square kilometre | 19.5 people per square kilometre | 9.56 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 31.67 people per square kilometre | 22.41 people per square kilometre | 9.26 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 33.84 people per square kilometre | 25.73 people per square kilometre | 8.11 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 34.22 people per square kilometre | 28.57 people per square kilometre | 5.65 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 31.21 people per square kilometre | 29.85 people per square kilometre | 1.36 people per square kilometre | Tonga |
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, Tonga or United States?
- Tonga, at 30.72 people per square kilometre against 30.07 people per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Tonga and United States?
- 0.65 people per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th 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.