Kenya vs Timor-Leste: Rural population, per square kilometre

Kenya
65.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Timor-Leste
66.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
45th
Timor-Leste rank
43rd

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Timor-Leste
204060196119922023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 66.47 units per square kilometre against 65.13 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1.34 units per square kilometre.

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

Kenya ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 43rd of 215 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 14.99 units per square kilometre 30.46 units per square kilometre 15.47 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
1970s 20.39 units per square kilometre 34.37 units per square kilometre 13.99 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
1980s 27.57 units per square kilometre 37.92 units per square kilometre 10.36 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
1990s 37.55 units per square kilometre 44.11 units per square kilometre 6.56 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
2000s 45.7 units per square kilometre 45.94 units per square kilometre 0.2457 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
2010s 55.54 units per square kilometre 56.6 units per square kilometre 1.06 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste
2020s 63.49 units per square kilometre 65.06 units per square kilometre 1.57 units per square kilometre Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Kenya or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 66.47 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 Timor-Leste?
1.34 units per square kilometre, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Timor-Leste?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Timor-Leste rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 45th and Timor-Leste ranks 43rd 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.