Madagascar vs Syria: Rural population, per square kilometre

Madagascar
36.47 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
35.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
88th
Syria rank
90th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Syria
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 36.47 units per square kilometre against 35.76 units per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.71 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 88th and Syria ranks 90th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 8.79 units per square kilometre 17.3 units per square kilometre 8.51 units per square kilometre Syria
1970s 11.02 units per square kilometre 22.32 units per square kilometre 11.3 units per square kilometre Syria
1980s 14.16 units per square kilometre 29.8 units per square kilometre 15.64 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 18.33 units per square kilometre 39.13 units per square kilometre 20.8 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 23.98 units per square kilometre 48.07 units per square kilometre 24.09 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 30.63 units per square kilometre 34.25 units per square kilometre 3.61 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 35.48 units per square kilometre 32.88 units per square kilometre 2.6 units per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Syria?
Madagascar, at 36.47 units per square kilometre against 35.76 units per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Syria?
0.71 units per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Syria rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 88th and Syria ranks 90th 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.