Guatemala vs North Korea: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Guatemala
75.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
80 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
39th
North Korea rank
36th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • North Korea
20406080196119922023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 80 units per square kilometre against 75.08 units per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 4.92 units per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 36th of 215 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 28.94 units per square kilometre 57.43 units per square kilometre 28.49 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 36.57 units per square kilometre 60.85 units per square kilometre 24.28 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 48.59 units per square kilometre 68.78 units per square kilometre 20.19 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 60.26 units per square kilometre 76.38 units per square kilometre 16.12 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 63.31 units per square kilometre 81.23 units per square kilometre 17.92 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 69.26 units per square kilometre 82.07 units per square kilometre 12.81 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 74.32 units per square kilometre 80.57 units per square kilometre 6.25 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Guatemala or North Korea?
North Korea, at 80 units per square kilometre against 75.08 units per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Guatemala and North Korea?
4.92 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and North Korea rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 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.