China vs Eswatini: Rural population, per square kilometre

China
51.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini
53.08 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
62nd
Eswatini rank
60th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Eswatini
20406080100196119922023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 53.08 units per square kilometre against 51.8 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 1.28 units per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 62nd and Eswatini ranks 60th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s 63.05 units per square kilometre 21.12 units per square kilometre 41.93 units per square kilometre China
1970s 79.21 units per square kilometre 25.17 units per square kilometre 54.04 units per square kilometre China
1980s 85.69 units per square kilometre 31.99 units per square kilometre 53.71 units per square kilometre China
1990s 89.56 units per square kilometre 43.34 units per square kilometre 46.21 units per square kilometre China
2000s 79.59 units per square kilometre 48.51 units per square kilometre 31.08 units per square kilometre China
2010s 63.59 units per square kilometre 50.96 units per square kilometre 12.63 units per square kilometre China
2020s 53 units per square kilometre 52.7 units per square kilometre 0.3064 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, China or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 53.08 units per square kilometre against 51.8 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between China and Eswatini?
1.28 units per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eswatini?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Eswatini rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
China ranks 62nd and Eswatini ranks 60th 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.