Cape Verde vs Switzerland: Rural population, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
31.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
33.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
95th
Switzerland rank
92nd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.33 units per square kilometre against 31.23 units per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.1 units per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 92nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.52 units per square kilometre | 67.22 units per square kilometre | 13.7 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 59.51 units per square kilometre | 64.83 units per square kilometre | 5.33 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 57.79 units per square kilometre | 58.06 units per square kilometre | 0.2706 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 52.18 units per square kilometre | 50.94 units per square kilometre | 1.24 units per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 50.75 units per square kilometre | 49.87 units per square kilometre | 0.8776 units per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 42.58 units per square kilometre | 49.77 units per square kilometre | 7.19 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 32.8 units per square kilometre | 35.06 units per square kilometre | 2.27 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.33 units per square kilometre against 31.23 units per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 2.1 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Switzerland rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 92nd 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.