Bulgaria vs Cook Islands: Population density
Bulgaria
32.53 people per km²
in 2100
Cook Islands
33.01 people per km²
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
187th
Cook Islands rank
186th
Population density over time
- Bulgaria
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 33.01 people per km² against 32.53 people per km² in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.48 people per km².
The two have swapped places 6 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and Cook Islands ranks 186th of 235 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 17 and Cook Islands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 11.51 people per km² | 61.12 people per km² | 49.61 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1800s | 20.73 people per km² | 67.25 people per km² | 46.52 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1840s | 22.32 people per km² | 70.83 people per km² | 48.51 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1850s | 22.99 people per km² | 66.67 people per km² | 43.68 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1900s | 37.69 people per km² | 35.69 people per km² | 1.99 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 42.85 people per km² | 36.46 people per km² | 6.39 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 49.08 people per km² | 40.62 people per km² | 8.46 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 58.23 people per km² | 50 people per km² | 8.23 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 63.23 people per km² | 58.33 people per km² | 4.89 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 69.18 people per km² | 66.81 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 75.17 people per km² | 78.38 people per km² | 3.21 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 80 people per km² | 80.33 people per km² | 0.3311 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 82.32 people per km² | 71.27 people per km² | 11.05 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 77.41 people per km² | 72.6 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 71.2 people per km² | 64.45 people per km² | 6.74 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 66.33 people per km² | 71.68 people per km² | 5.35 people per km² | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 61.96 people per km² | 56.71 people per km² | 5.25 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 57.21 people per km² | 44.58 people per km² | 12.63 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 52.28 people per km² | 40.34 people per km² | 11.95 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 47.79 people per km² | 37.71 people per km² | 10.07 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2060s | 43.43 people per km² | 35.08 people per km² | 8.34 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2070s | 39.44 people per km² | 34.1 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2080s | 36.28 people per km² | 34.11 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2090s | 33.82 people per km² | 33.63 people per km² | 0.1915 people per km² | Bulgaria |
| 2100s | 32.53 people per km² | 33.01 people per km² | 0.4807 people per km² | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bulgaria or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 33.01 people per km² against 32.53 people per km² in Bulgaria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bulgaria and Cook Islands?
- 0.48 people per km², with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cook Islands?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and Cook Islands rank globally for population density?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and Cook Islands ranks 186th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.