Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: Rural population, per square kilometre

Namibia
1.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.46 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
191st
Saudi Arabia rank
188th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Saudi Arabia
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.46 units per square kilometre against 1.8 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.66 units per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Namibia ranks 191st and Saudi Arabia ranks 188th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6105 units per square kilometre 0.8242 units per square kilometre 0.2137 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.7855 units per square kilometre 0.8797 units per square kilometre 0.0942 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.9856 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.0373 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.36 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre 0.0735 units per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 1.51 units per square kilometre 1.78 units per square kilometre 0.2745 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.57 units per square kilometre 2.25 units per square kilometre 0.684 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.75 units per square kilometre 2.38 units per square kilometre 0.6229 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Namibia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.46 units per square kilometre against 1.8 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
0.66 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 191st and Saudi Arabia ranks 188th 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.