Rwanda vs World: Population density
Population density over time
- Rwanda
- World
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 565.64 people per sq. km of land area against 62.14 people per sq. km of land area in World, a difference of 503.5 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.1 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 17th and World ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.92 people per sq. km of land area | 31.9 people per sq. km of land area | 108.02 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 184.79 people per sq. km of land area | 38.59 people per sq. km of land area | 146.19 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 252.76 people per sq. km of land area | 46.19 people per sq. km of land area | 206.57 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 298.85 people per sq. km of land area | 46.68 people per sq. km of land area | 252.18 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 365.11 people per sq. km of land area | 51.33 people per sq. km of land area | 313.78 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 466.98 people per sq. km of land area | 57.12 people per sq. km of land area | 409.87 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 547.49 people per sq. km of land area | 61.29 people per sq. km of land area | 486.21 people per sq. km of land area | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Rwanda or World?
- Rwanda, at 565.64 people per sq. km of land area against 62.14 people per sq. km of land area in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Rwanda and World?
- 503.5 people per sq. km of land area, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and World rank globally for population density?
- Rwanda ranks 17th and World ranks 19th of 215 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.