United States vs Venezuela: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
United States
30.07 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Venezuela
28.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
United States rank
147th
Venezuela rank
149th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- United States
- Venezuela
How they compare
United States currently reports 30.07 people per square kilometre against 28.64 people per square kilometre in Venezuela, a difference of 1.43 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 147th and Venezuela ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.37 people per square kilometre | 7.4 people per square kilometre | 7.98 people per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 17.52 people per square kilometre | 11.19 people per square kilometre | 6.32 people per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 19.5 people per square kilometre | 15.97 people per square kilometre | 3.53 people per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 22.41 people per square kilometre | 21.44 people per square kilometre | 0.9749 people per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 25.73 people per square kilometre | 26.65 people per square kilometre | 0.9166 people per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 28.57 people per square kilometre | 30.09 people per square kilometre | 1.51 people per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 29.85 people per square kilometre | 28.62 people per square kilometre | 1.23 people per square kilometre | United States |
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, United States or Venezuela?
- United States, at 30.07 people per square kilometre against 28.64 people per square kilometre in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between United States and Venezuela?
- 1.43 people per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 147th and Venezuela ranks 149th 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.