Canada vs Uruguay: Rural population, per square kilometre
Canada
0.7963 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.8626 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
198th
Uruguay rank
196th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.8626 units per square kilometre against 0.7963 units per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0663 units per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 198th and Uruguay ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5957 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 2.29 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.6203 units per square kilometre | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 2.15 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.6846 units per square kilometre | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 1.56 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.7316 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.7237 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.7313 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.744 units per square kilometre | 0.9658 units per square kilometre | 0.2218 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.7799 units per square kilometre | 0.8778 units per square kilometre | 0.098 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Canada or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.8626 units per square kilometre against 0.7963 units per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0.0663 units per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 198th 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.