High income vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, per square kilometre

High income
5.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
64.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
47th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • High income
  • Sierra Leone
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 64.69 units per square kilometre against 5.43 units per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 59.26 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 11.9 times High income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 9.73 units per square kilometre 27.22 units per square kilometre 17.49 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 9.22 units per square kilometre 29.68 units per square kilometre 20.46 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 8.91 units per square kilometre 34.17 units per square kilometre 25.26 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 6.45 units per square kilometre 38.34 units per square kilometre 31.89 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 5.57 units per square kilometre 46.76 units per square kilometre 41.18 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 5.42 units per square kilometre 57.24 units per square kilometre 51.83 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 5.43 units per square kilometre 63.49 units per square kilometre 58.06 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, High income or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 64.69 units per square kilometre against 5.43 units per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between High income and Sierra Leone?
59.26 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do High income and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
High income ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 45 groups.
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.