China vs Kiribati: Population density
Population density over time
- China
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 163.62 people per sq. km of land area against 150.26 people per sq. km of land area in China, a difference of 13.36 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 74th and Kiribati ranks 71st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.72 people per sq. km of land area | 65.22 people per sq. km of land area | 11.5 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 1970s | 96.07 people per sq. km of land area | 74.07 people per sq. km of land area | 22.01 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 1980s | 111.48 people per sq. km of land area | 82.06 people per sq. km of land area | 29.42 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 1990s | 127.48 people per sq. km of land area | 99.82 people per sq. km of land area | 27.67 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 2000s | 138.34 people per sq. km of land area | 120.03 people per sq. km of land area | 18.31 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 2010s | 146.42 people per sq. km of land area | 143.5 people per sq. km of land area | 2.92 people per sq. km of land area | China |
| 2020s | 150.36 people per sq. km of land area | 159.71 people per sq. km of land area | 9.36 people per sq. km of land area | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, China or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 163.62 people per sq. km of land area against 150.26 people per sq. km of land area in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between China and Kiribati?
- 13.36 people per sq. km of land area, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kiribati?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Kiribati rank globally for population density?
- China ranks 74th and Kiribati ranks 71st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.