India vs Mauritius: Rural population, per square kilometre

India
314.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
381.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Mauritius rank
5th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 381.38 units per square kilometre against 314.06 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 67.32 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times India's.

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

India ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 5th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 134 units per square kilometre 212.95 units per square kilometre 78.95 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 160.18 units per square kilometre 246.66 units per square kilometre 86.48 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 194.1 units per square kilometre 287.28 units per square kilometre 93.17 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 235.09 units per square kilometre 312.36 units per square kilometre 77.28 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 273 units per square kilometre 353.62 units per square kilometre 80.62 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 299.76 units per square kilometre 379.61 units per square kilometre 79.85 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 312.36 units per square kilometre 384.76 units per square kilometre 72.4 units per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, India or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 381.38 units per square kilometre against 314.06 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between India and Mauritius?
67.32 units per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mauritius?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Mauritius rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
India ranks 6th and Mauritius ranks 5th 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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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.