India vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Labor force, total, per square kilometre

India
198.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
21.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
050100150200199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 198.27 units per square kilometre against 21.62 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 176.65 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 9.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 186 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 117.42 units per square kilometre 11.03 units per square kilometre 106.38 units per square kilometre India
2000s 149.3 units per square kilometre 14.91 units per square kilometre 134.39 units per square kilometre India
2010s 167.31 units per square kilometre 18.69 units per square kilometre 148.62 units per square kilometre India
2020s 188.48 units per square kilometre 20.73 units per square kilometre 167.75 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, India or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
India, at 198.27 units per square kilometre against 21.62 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
176.65 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.