Nauru vs Rwanda: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Nauru
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 599.95 people per sq. km of land area against 568.9 people per sq. km of land area in Nauru, a difference of 31.05 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285.63 people per sq. km of land area | 139.92 people per sq. km of land area | 145.71 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 1970s | 350.26 people per sq. km of land area | 184.79 people per sq. km of land area | 165.48 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 1980s | 424.57 people per sq. km of land area | 252.76 people per sq. km of land area | 171.81 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 1990s | 503.31 people per sq. km of land area | 298.85 people per sq. km of land area | 204.46 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 2000s | 503.14 people per sq. km of land area | 365.11 people per sq. km of land area | 138.02 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 2010s | 540.79 people per sq. km of land area | 466.98 people per sq. km of land area | 73.81 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
| 2020s | 578.41 people per sq. km of land area | 570.55 people per sq. km of land area | 7.86 people per sq. km of land area | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nauru or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 599.95 people per sq. km of land area against 568.9 people per sq. km of land area in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Nauru and Rwanda?
- 31.05 people per sq. km of land area, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
- Nauru ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 17th 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.