Eritrea vs Tunisia: Population density
Eritrea
69.76 people per km²
in 2100
Tunisia
68.56 people per km²
in 2100
Eritrea rank
150th
Tunisia rank
151st
Population density over time
- Eritrea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 69.76 people per km² against 68.56 people per km² in Tunisia, a difference of 1.2 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tunisia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 151st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4792 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1100s | 0.5511 people per km² | 6.11 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1200s | 0.6229 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | 5.81 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1300s | 0.7347 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | 5.7 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1400s | 0.8465 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 4.3 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1500s | 0.9584 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 4.19 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1600s | 1.08 people per km² | 6.44 people per km² | 5.36 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1700s | 1.2 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1710s | 1.22 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | 4.04 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1720s | 1.24 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | 4.1 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1730s | 1.27 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | 4.16 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1740s | 1.3 people per km² | 5.52 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1750s | 1.33 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1760s | 1.36 people per km² | 5.72 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1770s | 1.4 people per km² | 5.83 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1780s | 1.43 people per km² | 5.94 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1790s | 1.48 people per km² | 6.07 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1800s | 1.69 people per km² | 5.25 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1810s | 1.7 people per km² | 5.5 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1820s | 2.06 people per km² | 5.84 people per km² | 3.78 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1830s | 3.09 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1840s | 4.66 people per km² | 6.86 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1850s | 5.66 people per km² | 7.51 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 5.43 people per km² | 8.34 people per km² | 2.91 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 5.21 people per km² | 9.26 people per km² | 4.05 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 5.02 people per km² | 10.28 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 4.82 people per km² | 11.4 people per km² | 6.58 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 4.74 people per km² | 13 people per km² | 8.25 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 4.79 people per km² | 14.56 people per km² | 9.76 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 5.1 people per km² | 15.77 people per km² | 10.67 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 5.58 people per km² | 18.15 people per km² | 12.57 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 6.24 people per km² | 21.35 people per km² | 15.11 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 7.27 people per km² | 25.38 people per km² | 18.11 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 8.98 people per km² | 29.43 people per km² | 20.45 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 11.54 people per km² | 37.18 people per km² | 25.64 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 14.81 people per km² | 47.29 people per km² | 32.48 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 16.71 people per km² | 58.23 people per km² | 41.52 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 21.36 people per km² | 65.71 people per km² | 44.34 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 25.58 people per km² | 72.93 people per km² | 47.35 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 29.63 people per km² | 79.15 people per km² | 49.52 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2030s | 36.22 people per km² | 82.32 people per km² | 46.1 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2040s | 43.35 people per km² | 84.05 people per km² | 40.69 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2050s | 50 people per km² | 84.36 people per km² | 34.36 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2060s | 56.28 people per km² | 82.26 people per km² | 25.99 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2070s | 61.66 people per km² | 78.94 people per km² | 17.28 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2080s | 65.81 people per km² | 75.29 people per km² | 9.48 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2090s | 68.65 people per km² | 71.13 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | Tunisia |
| 2100s | 69.76 people per km² | 68.56 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Eritrea or Tunisia?
- Eritrea, at 69.76 people per km² against 68.56 people per km² in Tunisia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Eritrea and Tunisia?
- 1.2 people per km², with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tunisia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Eritrea and Tunisia rank globally for population density?
- Eritrea ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 151st 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.