Kiribati vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, per square kilometre
Kiribati
62.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
64.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
49th
Sierra Leone rank
47th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Kiribati
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 64.69 units per square kilometre against 62.95 units per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 1.74 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8 units per square kilometre | 27.22 units per square kilometre | 24.58 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 53.57 units per square kilometre | 29.68 units per square kilometre | 23.88 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 54.55 units per square kilometre | 34.17 units per square kilometre | 20.37 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 62.56 units per square kilometre | 38.34 units per square kilometre | 24.22 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 66.84 units per square kilometre | 46.76 units per square kilometre | 20.09 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 69.61 units per square kilometre | 57.24 units per square kilometre | 12.36 units per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 63.79 units per square kilometre | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 0.3057 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, Kiribati or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 64.69 units per square kilometre against 62.95 units per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Sierra Leone?
- 1.74 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 49th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th 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.