Burundi vs India: Rural population, per square kilometre

Burundi
407.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
314.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
3rd
India rank
6th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • India
100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 407.52 units per square kilometre against 314.06 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 93.46 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times India's.

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

Burundi ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi India Difference Ahead
1960s 119.44 units per square kilometre 134 units per square kilometre 14.56 units per square kilometre India
1970s 142.92 units per square kilometre 160.18 units per square kilometre 17.25 units per square kilometre India
1980s 183.12 units per square kilometre 194.1 units per square kilometre 10.98 units per square kilometre India
1990s 214.43 units per square kilometre 235.09 units per square kilometre 20.65 units per square kilometre India
2000s 266.38 units per square kilometre 273 units per square kilometre 6.62 units per square kilometre India
2010s 359.81 units per square kilometre 299.76 units per square kilometre 60.04 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 400.54 units per square kilometre 312.36 units per square kilometre 88.18 units per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Burundi or India?
Burundi, at 407.52 units per square kilometre against 314.06 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Burundi and India?
93.46 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and India rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th 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.