Kenya vs Nepal: Rural population, per square kilometre
Kenya
65.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
69.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
45th
Nepal rank
42nd
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 69.3 units per square kilometre against 65.13 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 4.17 units per square kilometre.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 75.42 units per square kilometre | 60.43 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1970s | 20.39 units per square kilometre | 88.68 units per square kilometre | 68.29 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1980s | 27.57 units per square kilometre | 100.01 units per square kilometre | 72.44 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 37.55 units per square kilometre | 116.14 units per square kilometre | 78.58 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 100.46 units per square kilometre | 54.76 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 55.54 units per square kilometre | 68.77 units per square kilometre | 13.23 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 69.32 units per square kilometre | 5.82 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 69.3 units per square kilometre against 65.13 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Kenya and Nepal?
- 4.17 units per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 42nd 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.