Ireland vs Japan: Rural population, per square kilometre
Ireland
27.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
27.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
102nd
Japan rank
105th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 27.67 units per square kilometre against 27.04 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.63 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.52 units per square kilometre | 85.87 units per square kilometre | 64.35 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 21.25 units per square kilometre | 75.66 units per square kilometre | 54.41 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 22.29 units per square kilometre | 76.83 units per square kilometre | 54.54 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 22.12 units per square kilometre | 75.82 units per square kilometre | 53.7 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 23.87 units per square kilometre | 53.94 units per square kilometre | 30.07 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 25.62 units per square kilometre | 30.51 units per square kilometre | 4.89 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 27.16 units per square kilometre | 27.77 units per square kilometre | 0.6025 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 27.67 units per square kilometre against 27.04 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.63 units per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 105th 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.