Congo vs United States of America: Rural population, per square kilometre

Congo
6.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
7.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
170th
United States of America rank
169th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • United States of America
2468196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7.34 units per square kilometre against 6.58 units per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.76 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 170th and United States of America ranks 169th of 215 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 2.22 units per square kilometre 5.89 units per square kilometre 3.67 units per square kilometre United States of America
1970s 2.76 units per square kilometre 6.2 units per square kilometre 3.43 units per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 2.91 units per square kilometre 6.65 units per square kilometre 3.74 units per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 3.46 units per square kilometre 6.63 units per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 4.19 units per square kilometre 6.42 units per square kilometre 2.23 units per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 5.45 units per square kilometre 6.82 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 6.35 units per square kilometre 7.28 units per square kilometre 0.9297 units per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Congo or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7.34 units per square kilometre against 6.58 units per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Congo and United States of America?
0.76 units per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and United States of America rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 170th and United States of America ranks 169th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs United States of America: Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/united-states/">Congo vs United States of America: Rural population, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.