Morocco vs Syria: Rural population, per square kilometre

Morocco
31.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
35.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Morocco rank
93rd
Syria rank
90th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Morocco
  • Syria
20304050196119922023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 35.76 units per square kilometre against 31.54 units per square kilometre in Morocco, a difference of 4.22 units per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 93rd and Syria ranks 90th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 20.29 units per square kilometre 17.3 units per square kilometre 2.99 units per square kilometre Morocco
1970s 23.79 units per square kilometre 22.32 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre Morocco
1980s 27.08 units per square kilometre 29.8 units per square kilometre 2.71 units per square kilometre Syria
1990s 28.62 units per square kilometre 39.13 units per square kilometre 10.51 units per square kilometre Syria
2000s 30.13 units per square kilometre 48.07 units per square kilometre 17.94 units per square kilometre Syria
2010s 30.54 units per square kilometre 34.25 units per square kilometre 3.7 units per square kilometre Syria
2020s 31.29 units per square kilometre 32.88 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Morocco or Syria?
Syria, at 35.76 units per square kilometre against 31.54 units per square kilometre in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Morocco and Syria?
4.22 units per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Morocco ranks 93rd 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.