China vs Indonesia: Population, male, per square kilometre

China
76.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
74.64 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
73rd
Indonesia rank
74th

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
20406080196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 76.6 units per square kilometre against 74.64 units per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 1.96 units per square kilometre.

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

China ranks 73rd and Indonesia ranks 74th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 39.12 units per square kilometre 27.85 units per square kilometre 11.27 units per square kilometre China
1970s 48.93 units per square kilometre 35.78 units per square kilometre 13.15 units per square kilometre China
1980s 56.75 units per square kilometre 45.34 units per square kilometre 11.41 units per square kilometre China
1990s 65.03 units per square kilometre 54.73 units per square kilometre 10.3 units per square kilometre China
2000s 70.72 units per square kilometre 61.31 units per square kilometre 9.42 units per square kilometre China
2010s 74.9 units per square kilometre 69.54 units per square kilometre 5.36 units per square kilometre China
2020s 76.73 units per square kilometre 73.91 units per square kilometre 2.82 units per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, China or Indonesia?
China, at 76.6 units per square kilometre against 74.64 units per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between China and Indonesia?
1.96 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for population, male, per square kilometre?
China ranks 73rd and Indonesia ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, 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

Population, male 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.