India vs Lower middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre
India
314.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
89.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 314.06 units per square kilometre against 89.36 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 224.7 units per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134 units per square kilometre | 38.02 units per square kilometre | 95.98 units per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 160.18 units per square kilometre | 45.62 units per square kilometre | 114.56 units per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 194.1 units per square kilometre | 55.6 units per square kilometre | 138.51 units per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 235.09 units per square kilometre | 65.43 units per square kilometre | 169.66 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 273 units per square kilometre | 75.4 units per square kilometre | 197.59 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 299.76 units per square kilometre | 83.81 units per square kilometre | 215.95 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 312.36 units per square kilometre | 88.55 units per square kilometre | 223.81 units per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 314.06 units per square kilometre against 89.36 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between India and Lower middle income?
- 224.7 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd 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.