Mexico vs Tunisia: Population density

Mexico
67 people per km²
in 2100
Tunisia
68.56 people per km²
in 2100
Mexico rank
153rd
Tunisia rank
151st

Population density over time

  • Mexico
  • Tunisia
020406080100015502100

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 68.56 people per km² against 67 people per km² in Mexico, a difference of 1.56 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 153rd and Tunisia ranks 151st of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 7.64 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1.21 people per km² Mexico
1100s 8.62 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 2.5 people per km² Mexico
1200s 9.6 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 3.16 people per km² Mexico
1300s 10.59 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 4.15 people per km² Mexico
1400s 11.58 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 6.43 people per km² Mexico
1500s 12.58 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 7.43 people per km² Mexico
1600s 0.5144 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 5.92 people per km² Tunisia
1700s 2.06 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 3.09 people per km² Tunisia
1710s 2.23 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 3.03 people per km² Tunisia
1720s 2.4 people per km² 5.34 people per km² 2.94 people per km² Tunisia
1730s 2.58 people per km² 5.43 people per km² 2.85 people per km² Tunisia
1740s 2.75 people per km² 5.52 people per km² 2.77 people per km² Tunisia
1750s 2.92 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 2.69 people per km² Tunisia
1760s 3.09 people per km² 5.72 people per km² 2.62 people per km² Tunisia
1770s 3.27 people per km² 5.83 people per km² 2.56 people per km² Tunisia
1780s 3.44 people per km² 5.94 people per km² 2.51 people per km² Tunisia
1790s 3.61 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 2.46 people per km² Tunisia
1800s 2.78 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 2.47 people per km² Tunisia
1810s 3.16 people per km² 5.5 people per km² 2.34 people per km² Tunisia
1820s 3.34 people per km² 5.84 people per km² 2.5 people per km² Tunisia
1830s 3.44 people per km² 6.33 people per km² 2.89 people per km² Tunisia
1840s 3.76 people per km² 6.86 people per km² 3.09 people per km² Tunisia
1850s 4.19 people per km² 7.51 people per km² 3.32 people per km² Tunisia
1860s 4.59 people per km² 8.34 people per km² 3.75 people per km² Tunisia
1870s 4.96 people per km² 9.26 people per km² 4.3 people per km² Tunisia
1880s 5.56 people per km² 10.28 people per km² 4.72 people per km² Tunisia
1890s 6.33 people per km² 11.4 people per km² 5.07 people per km² Tunisia
1900s 7.13 people per km² 13 people per km² 5.86 people per km² Tunisia
1910s 7.47 people per km² 14.56 people per km² 7.09 people per km² Tunisia
1920s 7.94 people per km² 15.77 people per km² 7.83 people per km² Tunisia
1930s 9.28 people per km² 18.15 people per km² 8.87 people per km² Tunisia
1940s 11.9 people per km² 21.35 people per km² 9.45 people per km² Tunisia
1950s 16.13 people per km² 25.38 people per km² 9.24 people per km² Tunisia
1960s 21.95 people per km² 29.43 people per km² 7.48 people per km² Tunisia
1970s 29.93 people per km² 37.18 people per km² 7.26 people per km² Tunisia
1980s 38.21 people per km² 47.29 people per km² 9.08 people per km² Tunisia
1990s 46.31 people per km² 58.23 people per km² 11.92 people per km² Tunisia
2000s 54.11 people per km² 65.71 people per km² 11.6 people per km² Tunisia
2010s 61.77 people per km² 72.93 people per km² 11.15 people per km² Tunisia
2020s 67.57 people per km² 79.15 people per km² 11.58 people per km² Tunisia
2030s 72.34 people per km² 82.32 people per km² 9.97 people per km² Tunisia
2040s 75.55 people per km² 84.05 people per km² 8.49 people per km² Tunisia
2050s 76.97 people per km² 84.36 people per km² 7.39 people per km² Tunisia
2060s 76.79 people per km² 82.26 people per km² 5.47 people per km² Tunisia
2070s 75.27 people per km² 78.94 people per km² 3.66 people per km² Tunisia
2080s 72.6 people per km² 75.29 people per km² 2.69 people per km² Tunisia
2090s 69.11 people per km² 71.13 people per km² 2.02 people per km² Tunisia
2100s 67 people per km² 68.56 people per km² 1.56 people per km² Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Mexico or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 68.56 people per km² against 67 people per km² in Mexico as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Mexico and Tunisia?
1.56 people per km², with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Tunisia?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mexico and Tunisia rank globally for population density?
Mexico ranks 153rd 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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.