Argentina vs Uruguay: Rural population, per square kilometre
Argentina
1.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.8626 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
195th
Uruguay rank
196th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.3 units per square kilometre against 0.8626 units per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4374 units per square kilometre.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 195th and Uruguay ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 0.9024 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.8 units per square kilometre | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 0.9682 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.67 units per square kilometre | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 0.5739 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 0.2339 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 0.9658 units per square kilometre | 0.3847 units per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 0.8778 units per square kilometre | 0.4365 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 Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 1.3 units per square kilometre against 0.8626 units per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.4374 units per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 195th and Uruguay ranks 196th 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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About this data
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.