What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Côte d'Ivoire and Spain?

1.26 units per square kilometre, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Spain?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Spain: Population, per square kilometre

Côte d'Ivoire

98.01 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Spain

96.75 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

83rd

Spain rank

84th

Population, per square kilometre over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Spain

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 98.01 units per square kilometre against 96.75 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 1.26 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 84th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14.04 units per square kilometre	64.06 units per square kilometre	50.02 units per square kilometre	Spain
1970s	20.85 units per square kilometre	71.14 units per square kilometre	50.29 units per square kilometre	Spain
1980s	31.11 units per square kilometre	76.7 units per square kilometre	45.59 units per square kilometre	Spain
1990s	46.01 units per square kilometre	79.33 units per square kilometre	33.31 units per square kilometre	Spain
2000s	62.39 units per square kilometre	86.89 units per square kilometre	24.5 units per square kilometre	Spain
2010s	78.94 units per square kilometre	93.33 units per square kilometre	14.39 units per square kilometre	Spain
2020s	94.43 units per square kilometre	95.53 units per square kilometre	1.1 units per square kilometre	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Côte d'Ivoire or Spain?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 98.01 units per square kilometre against 96.75 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Côte d'Ivoire and Spain?: 1.26 units per square kilometre, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Spain?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Spain rank globally for population, per square kilometre?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 84th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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.