India vs Rwanda: Rural population, per square kilometre
India
314.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
402.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
6th
Rwanda rank
4th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 402.43 units per square kilometre against 314.06 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 88.37 units per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134 units per square kilometre | 135.86 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 160.18 units per square kilometre | 177.23 units per square kilometre | 17.06 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 194.1 units per square kilometre | 240.09 units per square kilometre | 45.99 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 235.09 units per square kilometre | 271.98 units per square kilometre | 36.9 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 273 units per square kilometre | 303.88 units per square kilometre | 30.88 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 299.76 units per square kilometre | 378.83 units per square kilometre | 79.07 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 312.36 units per square kilometre | 400.48 units per square kilometre | 88.12 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, India or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 402.43 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 Rwanda?
- 88.37 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.