Algeria vs Congo: Rural population, per square kilometre

Algeria
4.9 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
6.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
173rd
Congo rank
170th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Congo
234567196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.58 units per square kilometre against 4.9 units per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 1.68 units per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 173rd and Congo ranks 170th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 3.27 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre Algeria
1970s 3.92 units per square kilometre 2.76 units per square kilometre 1.16 units per square kilometre Algeria
1980s 4.77 units per square kilometre 2.91 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 5.22 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre Algeria
2000s 5.08 units per square kilometre 4.19 units per square kilometre 0.8852 units per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 5.01 units per square kilometre 5.45 units per square kilometre 0.4457 units per square kilometre Congo
2020s 4.94 units per square kilometre 6.35 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Algeria or Congo?
Congo, at 6.58 units per square kilometre against 4.9 units per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Algeria and Congo?
1.68 units per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Congo rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 173rd and Congo ranks 170th 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.