Tonga vs Upper middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre

Tonga
114.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
22.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
30th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Tonga
  • Upper middle income
20406080100120196119922023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 114.55 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 92.14 units per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 5.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 84.44 units per square kilometre 24.73 units per square kilometre 59.71 units per square kilometre Tonga
1970s 101.5 units per square kilometre 29.93 units per square kilometre 71.57 units per square kilometre Tonga
1980s 107.38 units per square kilometre 32.84 units per square kilometre 74.54 units per square kilometre Tonga
1990s 107.84 units per square kilometre 31.98 units per square kilometre 75.86 units per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 112.3 units per square kilometre 29.14 units per square kilometre 83.17 units per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 113.6 units per square kilometre 25.39 units per square kilometre 88.21 units per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 114.91 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 92.14 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, Tonga or Upper middle income?
Tonga, at 114.55 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Tonga and Upper middle income?
92.14 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Tonga ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th 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.