Mauritius vs Rwanda: Rural population, per square kilometre
Mauritius
381.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
402.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
5th
Rwanda rank
4th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritius
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 402.43 units per square kilometre against 381.38 units per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 21.05 units per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 212.95 units per square kilometre | 135.86 units per square kilometre | 77.09 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 246.66 units per square kilometre | 177.23 units per square kilometre | 69.42 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 287.28 units per square kilometre | 240.09 units per square kilometre | 47.19 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 312.36 units per square kilometre | 271.98 units per square kilometre | 40.38 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 353.62 units per square kilometre | 303.88 units per square kilometre | 49.73 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 379.61 units per square kilometre | 378.83 units per square kilometre | 0.7827 units per square kilometre | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 384.76 units per square kilometre | 400.48 units per square kilometre | 15.72 units per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Mauritius or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 402.43 units per square kilometre against 381.38 units per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Mauritius and Rwanda?
- 21.05 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.