Eritrea vs Mexico: Population density
Eritrea
69.76 people per km²
in 2100
Mexico
67 people per km²
in 2100
Eritrea rank
150th
Mexico rank
153rd
Population density over time
- Eritrea
- Mexico
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 69.76 people per km² against 67 people per km² in Mexico, a difference of 2.76 people per km².
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Eritrea ranks 150th and Mexico ranks 153rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4792 people per km² | 7.64 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1100s | 0.5511 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 8.06 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1200s | 0.6229 people per km² | 9.6 people per km² | 8.98 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1300s | 0.7347 people per km² | 10.59 people per km² | 9.85 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1400s | 0.8465 people per km² | 11.58 people per km² | 10.74 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1500s | 0.9584 people per km² | 12.58 people per km² | 11.62 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1600s | 1.08 people per km² | 0.5144 people per km² | 0.5637 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 1.2 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 0.8597 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1710s | 1.22 people per km² | 2.23 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1720s | 1.24 people per km² | 2.4 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1730s | 1.27 people per km² | 2.58 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1740s | 1.3 people per km² | 2.75 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1750s | 1.33 people per km² | 2.92 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1760s | 1.36 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1770s | 1.4 people per km² | 3.27 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1780s | 1.43 people per km² | 3.44 people per km² | 2 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1790s | 1.48 people per km² | 3.61 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1800s | 1.69 people per km² | 2.78 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1810s | 1.7 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1820s | 2.06 people per km² | 3.34 people per km² | 1.28 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1830s | 3.09 people per km² | 3.44 people per km² | 0.3429 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1840s | 4.66 people per km² | 3.76 people per km² | 0.8912 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 5.66 people per km² | 4.19 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 5.43 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | 0.8403 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 5.21 people per km² | 4.96 people per km² | 0.257 people per km² | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 5.02 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 0.5446 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1890s | 4.82 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1900s | 4.74 people per km² | 7.13 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1910s | 4.79 people per km² | 7.47 people per km² | 2.67 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1920s | 5.1 people per km² | 7.94 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1930s | 5.58 people per km² | 9.28 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1940s | 6.24 people per km² | 11.9 people per km² | 5.66 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1950s | 7.27 people per km² | 16.13 people per km² | 8.87 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1960s | 8.98 people per km² | 21.95 people per km² | 12.97 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1970s | 11.54 people per km² | 29.93 people per km² | 18.39 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1980s | 14.81 people per km² | 38.21 people per km² | 23.4 people per km² | Mexico |
| 1990s | 16.71 people per km² | 46.31 people per km² | 29.6 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2000s | 21.36 people per km² | 54.11 people per km² | 32.75 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2010s | 25.58 people per km² | 61.77 people per km² | 36.19 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2020s | 29.63 people per km² | 67.57 people per km² | 37.94 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2030s | 36.22 people per km² | 72.34 people per km² | 36.12 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2040s | 43.35 people per km² | 75.55 people per km² | 32.2 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2050s | 50 people per km² | 76.97 people per km² | 26.97 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2060s | 56.28 people per km² | 76.79 people per km² | 20.52 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2070s | 61.66 people per km² | 75.27 people per km² | 13.61 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2080s | 65.81 people per km² | 72.6 people per km² | 6.79 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2090s | 68.65 people per km² | 69.11 people per km² | 0.4569 people per km² | Mexico |
| 2100s | 69.76 people per km² | 67 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Eritrea or Mexico?
- Eritrea, at 69.76 people per km² against 67 people per km² in Mexico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Eritrea and Mexico?
- 2.76 people per km², with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mexico?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Eritrea and Mexico rank globally for population density?
- Eritrea ranks 150th and Mexico ranks 153rd 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.