Egypt vs Kenya: Rural population, per square kilometre
Egypt
65.92 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
65.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
44th
Kenya rank
45th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 65.92 units per square kilometre against 65.13 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.79 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.28 units per square kilometre | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 3.29 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.89 units per square kilometre | 20.39 units per square kilometre | 1.5 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 28.23 units per square kilometre | 27.57 units per square kilometre | 0.6654 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 37.26 units per square kilometre | 37.55 units per square kilometre | 0.293 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 46.05 units per square kilometre | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 0.3492 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 56.73 units per square kilometre | 55.54 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2020s | 64.49 units per square kilometre | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 0.9974 units per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 65.92 units per square kilometre against 65.13 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Egypt and Kenya?
- 0.79 units per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 45th 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.