China vs Timor-Leste: Population density of the capital city
China
7,655 people per km²
in 2100
Timor-Leste
7,712 people per km²
in 2100
China rank
48th
Timor-Leste rank
47th
Population density of the capital city over time
- China
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 7,712 people per km² against 7,655 people per km² in China, a difference of 57 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was China ahead.
China ranks 48th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9,928 people per km² | 7,437 people per km² | 2,491 people per km² | China |
| 2030s | 9,449 people per km² | 7,834 people per km² | 1,614 people per km² | China |
| 2040s | 9,284 people per km² | 8,064 people per km² | 1,220 people per km² | China |
| 2050s | 9,188 people per km² | 8,113 people per km² | 1,074 people per km² | China |
| 2060s | 9,104 people per km² | 8,362 people per km² | 742.4 people per km² | China |
| 2070s | 9,029 people per km² | 7,836 people per km² | 1,193 people per km² | China |
| 2080s | 8,621 people per km² | 7,837 people per km² | 784.29 people per km² | China |
| 2090s | 8,112 people per km² | 7,769 people per km² | 343.47 people per km² | China |
| 2100s | 7,655 people per km² | 7,712 people per km² | 56.63 people per km² | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, China or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 7,712 people per km² against 7,655 people per km² in China as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between China and Timor-Leste?
- 57 people per km², with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Timor-Leste?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do China and Timor-Leste rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- China ranks 48th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.