China vs Indonesia: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

China
0.1517 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
0.148 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
73rd
Indonesia rank
75th

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
00.050.10.15197019962023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.1517 thousands per square kilometre against 0.148 thousands per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0037 thousands per square kilometre.

Across all 54 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 73rd and Indonesia ranks 75th of 215 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0953 thousands per square kilometre 0.071 thousands per square kilometre 0.0243 thousands per square kilometre China
1980s 0.1115 thousands per square kilometre 0.09 thousands per square kilometre 0.0215 thousands per square kilometre China
1990s 0.1284 thousands per square kilometre 0.1085 thousands per square kilometre 0.0199 thousands per square kilometre China
2000s 0.1387 thousands per square kilometre 0.1215 thousands per square kilometre 0.0172 thousands per square kilometre China
2010s 0.1477 thousands per square kilometre 0.1377 thousands per square kilometre 0.01 thousands per square kilometre China
2020s 0.1519 thousands per square kilometre 0.1466 thousands per square kilometre 0.0053 thousands per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, China or Indonesia?
China, at 0.1517 thousands per square kilometre against 0.148 thousands per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between China and Indonesia?
0.0037 thousands per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
China ranks 73rd and Indonesia ranks 75th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Indonesia: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-thousands-per-square-kilometre/china/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/total-population-thousands-per-square-kilometre/china/indonesia/">China vs Indonesia: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.