Australia vs Canada: Rural population, per square kilometre
Australia
0.4337 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.7963 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
201st
Canada rank
198th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7963 units per square kilometre against 0.4337 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.3626 units per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 201st and Canada ranks 198th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2495 units per square kilometre | 0.5957 units per square kilometre | 0.3461 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 0.6203 units per square kilometre | 0.3677 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.2969 units per square kilometre | 0.6846 units per square kilometre | 0.3876 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3435 units per square kilometre | 0.7316 units per square kilometre | 0.3881 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3783 units per square kilometre | 0.7237 units per square kilometre | 0.3454 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4063 units per square kilometre | 0.744 units per square kilometre | 0.3377 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.4282 units per square kilometre | 0.7799 units per square kilometre | 0.3517 units per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.7963 units per square kilometre against 0.4337 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
- 0.3626 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 201st 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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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.