Egypt vs North Korea: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … square
Egypt
27.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
26.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
39th
North Korea rank
42nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … square over time
- Egypt
- North Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 27.9 units per square kilometre against 26.22 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 1.68 units per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.47 units per square kilometre | 6.46 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 8.62 units per square kilometre | 11.03 units per square kilometre | 2.4 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 11.15 units per square kilometre | 17.93 units per square kilometre | 6.79 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 15.01 units per square kilometre | 22.44 units per square kilometre | 7.43 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 19.01 units per square kilometre | 23.28 units per square kilometre | 4.27 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 23.51 units per square kilometre | 24.58 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 27.1 units per square kilometre | 25.92 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Egypt or North Korea?
- Egypt, at 27.9 units per square kilometre against 26.22 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Egypt and North Korea?
- 1.68 units per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and North Korea rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
- Egypt ranks 39th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.