Afghanistan vs Yemen: Rural population, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
47.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
47.32 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
69th
Yemen rank
70th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 47.37 units per square kilometre against 47.32 units per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 70th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 13.95 units per square kilometre 11.25 units per square kilometre 2.7 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 16.68 units per square kilometre 13.95 units per square kilometre 2.72 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 14.83 units per square kilometre 18 units per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre Yemen
1990s 20.29 units per square kilometre 23.82 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 29.2 units per square kilometre 30.52 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 38.55 units per square kilometre 39.34 units per square kilometre 0.7945 units per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 46.08 units per square kilometre 45.6 units per square kilometre 0.484 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 47.37 units per square kilometre against 47.32 units per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population 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.