Argentina vs Canada: Rural population, per square kilometre

Argentina
1.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.7963 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
195th
Canada rank
198th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Canada
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.3 units per square kilometre against 0.7963 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.5037 units per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 195th and Canada ranks 198th of 215 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.5957 units per square kilometre 1.39 units per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 1.8 units per square kilometre 0.6203 units per square kilometre 1.18 units per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.6846 units per square kilometre 0.987 units per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 1.52 units per square kilometre 0.7316 units per square kilometre 0.7885 units per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 1.42 units per square kilometre 0.7237 units per square kilometre 0.6976 units per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 1.35 units per square kilometre 0.744 units per square kilometre 0.6066 units per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 1.31 units per square kilometre 0.7799 units per square kilometre 0.5345 units per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Argentina or Canada?
Argentina, at 1.3 units per square kilometre against 0.7963 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Argentina and Canada?
0.5037 units per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 195th and Canada ranks 198th 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.