Australia vs Mongolia: Rural population, per square kilometre

Australia
0.4337 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia
0.6601 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
201st
Mongolia rank
199th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.6601 units per square kilometre against 0.4337 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.2264 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 201st and Mongolia ranks 199th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2495 units per square kilometre 0.4238 units per square kilometre 0.1742 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1970s 0.2526 units per square kilometre 0.4901 units per square kilometre 0.2375 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1980s 0.2969 units per square kilometre 0.5499 units per square kilometre 0.253 units per square kilometre Mongolia
1990s 0.3435 units per square kilometre 0.6207 units per square kilometre 0.2772 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2000s 0.3783 units per square kilometre 0.6205 units per square kilometre 0.2422 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2010s 0.4063 units per square kilometre 0.6172 units per square kilometre 0.2109 units per square kilometre Mongolia
2020s 0.4282 units per square kilometre 0.6692 units per square kilometre 0.241 units per square kilometre Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Australia or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 0.6601 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 Mongolia?
0.2264 units per square kilometre, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 201st and Mongolia ranks 199th 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.