Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, per square kilometre
Egypt
65.92 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
64.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 65.92 units per square kilometre against 64.69 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.23 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Egypt ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.28 units per square kilometre | 27.22 units per square kilometre | 8.94 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 21.89 units per square kilometre | 29.68 units per square kilometre | 7.79 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 28.23 units per square kilometre | 34.17 units per square kilometre | 5.94 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 37.26 units per square kilometre | 38.34 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 46.05 units per square kilometre | 46.76 units per square kilometre | 0.7092 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 56.73 units per square kilometre | 57.24 units per square kilometre | 0.5172 units per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 64.49 units per square kilometre | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 1 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 Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 65.92 units per square kilometre against 64.69 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 1.23 units per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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.