Hungary vs Iraq: Rural population, per square kilometre

Hungary
31.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
31.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary rank
96th
Iraq rank
94th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Hungary
  • Iraq
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 31.28 units per square kilometre against 31.23 units per square kilometre in Hungary, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

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

Hungary ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 94th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 51.57 units per square kilometre 9.17 units per square kilometre 42.4 units per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 50.94 units per square kilometre 10.04 units per square kilometre 40.9 units per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 48.24 units per square kilometre 10.99 units per square kilometre 37.24 units per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 43.14 units per square kilometre 14.83 units per square kilometre 28.31 units per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 38.26 units per square kilometre 19.89 units per square kilometre 18.37 units per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 32.3 units per square kilometre 25.57 units per square kilometre 6.73 units per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 31.39 units per square kilometre 30.25 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Hungary or Iraq?
Iraq, at 31.28 units per square kilometre against 31.23 units per square kilometre in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Hungary and Iraq?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Iraq rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 94th 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

Hungary vs Iraq: Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-per-square-kilometre/hungary/iraq/

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/hungary/iraq/">Hungary vs Iraq: 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.