Nauru vs Rwanda: Population density
Nauru
1,034 people per km²
in 2100
Rwanda
1,329 people per km²
in 2100
Nauru rank
16th
Rwanda rank
13th
Population density over time
- Nauru
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,329 people per km² against 1,034 people per km² in Nauru, a difference of 295 people per km².
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 13th of 235 countries.
Across the 31 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 23 and Rwanda in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 91.7 people per km² | 37.63 people per km² | 54.07 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1810s | 91.7 people per km² | 37.64 people per km² | 54.06 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1820s | 92.06 people per km² | 40.6 people per km² | 51.46 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1830s | 92.86 people per km² | 47.75 people per km² | 45.11 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1840s | 93.67 people per km² | 56.19 people per km² | 37.48 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1850s | 94.28 people per km² | 61.57 people per km² | 32.72 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1860s | 94.67 people per km² | 62.16 people per km² | 32.51 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1870s | 95.05 people per km² | 62.69 people per km² | 32.36 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1880s | 95.44 people per km² | 64.08 people per km² | 31.36 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1890s | 95.81 people per km² | 63.6 people per km² | 32.22 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1900s | 96.2 people per km² | 59.3 people per km² | 36.9 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1910s | 96.66 people per km² | 55.67 people per km² | 41 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1920s | 117.49 people per km² | 58.3 people per km² | 59.19 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1930s | 144.98 people per km² | 67.26 people per km² | 77.72 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1940s | 154.8 people per km² | 78.76 people per km² | 76.04 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1950s | 195.09 people per km² | 102.7 people per km² | 92.39 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1960s | 281.12 people per km² | 138.18 people per km² | 142.95 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1970s | 351.29 people per km² | 184.79 people per km² | 166.51 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1980s | 425.69 people per km² | 252.76 people per km² | 172.93 people per km² | Nauru |
| 1990s | 504.42 people per km² | 298.85 people per km² | 205.57 people per km² | Nauru |
| 2000s | 504.28 people per km² | 365.11 people per km² | 139.17 people per km² | Nauru |
| 2010s | 541.92 people per km² | 466.98 people per km² | 74.94 people per km² | Nauru |
| 2020s | 601.1 people per km² | 585.07 people per km² | 16.03 people per km² | Nauru |
| 2030s | 659.47 people per km² | 713.02 people per km² | 53.55 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2040s | 742.87 people per km² | 849.64 people per km² | 106.77 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2050s | 821.34 people per km² | 973.2 people per km² | 151.86 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2060s | 886.69 people per km² | 1,086 people per km² | 198.84 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2070s | 946.55 people per km² | 1,179 people per km² | 232.39 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2080s | 994.25 people per km² | 1,252 people per km² | 258.19 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2090s | 1,023 people per km² | 1,308 people per km² | 284.31 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2100s | 1,034 people per km² | 1,329 people per km² | 294.51 people per km² | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nauru or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1,329 people per km² against 1,034 people per km² in Nauru as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nauru and Rwanda?
- 295 people per km², with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Rwanda?
- 301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Nauru and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
- Nauru ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 13th 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.