Indonesia vs Kiribati: Rural population, per square kilometre

Indonesia
62.23 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
62.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
51st
Kiribati rank
49th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 62.95 units per square kilometre against 62.23 units per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.72 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

Indonesia ranks 51st and Kiribati ranks 49th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Kiribati Difference Ahead
1960s 47.19 units per square kilometre 51.8 units per square kilometre 4.61 units per square kilometre Kiribati
1970s 58.31 units per square kilometre 53.57 units per square kilometre 4.74 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1980s 67.46 units per square kilometre 54.55 units per square kilometre 12.91 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 70.16 units per square kilometre 62.56 units per square kilometre 7.61 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 66.24 units per square kilometre 66.84 units per square kilometre 0.6014 units per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 65.25 units per square kilometre 69.61 units per square kilometre 4.36 units per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 62.98 units per square kilometre 63.79 units per square kilometre 0.8159 units per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 62.95 units per square kilometre against 62.23 units per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Kiribati?
0.72 units per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Kiribati?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Kiribati rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 51st and Kiribati ranks 49th 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.