Korea vs Tonga: Rural population, per square kilometre
Korea
99.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
114.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
31st
Tonga rank
28th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 114.55 units per square kilometre against 99.8 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 14.75 units per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 199.77 units per square kilometre | 84.44 units per square kilometre | 115.33 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 189.31 units per square kilometre | 101.5 units per square kilometre | 87.81 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 149.2 units per square kilometre | 107.38 units per square kilometre | 41.82 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 104.34 units per square kilometre | 107.84 units per square kilometre | 3.5 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 94.47 units per square kilometre | 112.3 units per square kilometre | 17.83 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 95.55 units per square kilometre | 113.6 units per square kilometre | 18.05 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 99.86 units per square kilometre | 114.91 units per square kilometre | 15.06 units per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Korea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 114.55 units per square kilometre against 99.8 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Korea and Tonga?
- 14.75 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 28th 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.