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
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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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.