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DEFINITION:
Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Macau | 19,509.93 sq. km | 2011 | ||
2 | Monaco | 18,630.5 sq. km | 2011 | ||
3 | Singapore | 7,405.29 sq. km | 2011 | ||
4 | Hong Kong | 6,786.56 sq. km | 2011 | ||
5 | Bahrain | 1,701.01 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Western Europe average (profile) | 1,575.44 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1,478.51 sq. km | 2011 | |||
6 | Malta | 1,302.11 sq. km | 2011 | ||
7 | Bermuda | 1,291.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
8 | Bangladesh | 1,174.33 sq. km | 2011 | ||
9 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,131.94 sq. km | 2011 | ||
10 | Maldives | 1,106.55 sq. km | 2011 | ||
11 | Channel Islands | 844.25 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 665.59 sq. km | 2011 | |||
12 | Barbados | 655.36 sq. km | 2011 | ||
13 | Mauritius | 633.52 sq. km | 2011 | ||
14 | Aruba | 566.29 sq. km | 2011 | ||
15 | St. Martin (French part) | 562.78 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 527.52 sq. km | 2011 | |||
16 | San Marino | 517.47 sq. km | 2011 | ||
17 | South Korea | 512.66 sq. km | 2011 | ||
18 | Netherlands | 494.9 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 477.2 sq. km | 2011 | |||
19 | Rwanda | 451.74 sq. km | 2011 | ||
20 | Lebanon | 428.43 sq. km | 2011 | ||
21 | Puerto Rico | 416.47 sq. km | 2011 | ||
22 | India | 410.72 sq. km | 2011 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 381.85 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 381.3 sq. km | 2011 | |||
23 | Comoros | 376.26 sq. km | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 375.44 sq. km | 2011 | |||
24 | Burundi | 371.51 sq. km | 2011 | ||
25 | Belgium | 364.85 sq. km | 2011 | ||
26 | Haiti | 364.04 sq. km | 2011 | ||
27 | Israel | 358.87 sq. km | 2011 | ||
28 | Japan | 350.66 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 345.44 sq. km | 2011 | |||
29 | Curacao | 339.61 sq. km | 2011 | ||
30 | Sri Lanka | 332.79 sq. km | 2011 | ||
31 | Tuvalu | 328.13 sq. km | 2011 | ||
32 | Philippines | 318.79 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 317.31 sq. km | 2011 | |||
33 | Grenada | 309.04 sq. km | 2011 | ||
34 | El Salvador | 301.94 sq. km | 2011 | ||
35 | Guam | 297.89 sq. km | 2011 | ||
36 | Saint Lucia | 293.89 sq. km | 2011 | ||
37 | Marshall Islands | 291.64 sq. km | 2011 | ||
38 | Vietnam | 283.29 sq. km | 2011 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 282.81 sq. km | 2011 | |||
39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 280.4 sq. km | 2011 | ||
40 | American Samoa | 276.37 sq. km | 2011 | ||
41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 259.86 sq. km | 2011 | ||
42 | United Kingdom | 259.38 sq. km | 2011 | ||
43 | Jamaica | 249.91 sq. km | 2011 | ||
44 | Cayman Islands | 235.84 sq. km | 2011 | ||
45 | Germany | 234.67 sq. km | 2011 | ||
46 | Pakistan | 228.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
47 | Liechtenstein | 227.43 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 211.35 sq. km | 2011 | |||
48 | Dominican Republic | 210.01 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 207.37 sq. km | 2011 | |||
49 | Italy | 206.44 sq. km | 2011 | ||
50 | North Korea | 204.56 sq. km | 2011 | ||
51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 203.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 200.35 sq. km | 2011 | ||
53 | Luxembourg | 200.13 sq. km | 2011 | ||
54 | Switzerland | 197.81 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 197.23 sq. km | 2011 | |||
55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 190.81 sq. km | 2011 | ||
56 | Seychelles | 190.09 sq. km | 2011 | ||
57 | Nepal | 189.44 sq. km | 2011 | ||
58 | Nigeria | 180.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
59 | Uganda | 175.91 sq. km | 2011 | ||
60 | Kuwait | 175.35 sq. km | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 174.15 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 172.63 sq. km | 2011 | |||
61 | The Gambia | 171.44 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 165.82 sq. km | 2011 | |||
62 | Andorra | 165.67 sq. km | 2011 | ||
63 | Qatar | 164.59 sq. km | 2011 | ||
64 | Kosovo | 164.5 sq. km | 2011 | ||
65 | Malawi | 163.95 sq. km | 2011 | ||
66 | Isle of Man | 148.52 sq. km | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 146.6 sq. km | 2011 | |||
67 | Tonga | 145.21 sq. km | 2011 | ||
68 | China | 144.1 sq. km | 2011 | ||
69 | Guatemala | 137.24 sq. km | 2011 | ||
70 | Czech Republic | 135.89 sq. km | 2011 | ||
71 | Indonesia | 134.58 sq. km | 2011 | ||
72 | Denmark | 131.29 sq. km | 2011 | ||
73 | Thailand | 130.31 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 129.23 sq. km | 2011 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 128.78 sq. km | 2011 | |||
74 | Poland | 126.69 sq. km | 2011 | ||
75 | Moldova | 123.91 sq. km | 2012 | ||
76 | Kiribati | 122.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
77 | Cape Verde | 121.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
78 | Cyprus | 120.83 sq. km | 2011 | ||
79 | European Union | 119.82 sq. km | 2011 | ||
80 | Syria | 119.6 sq. km | 2011 | ||
81 | France | 119.37 sq. km | 2011 | ||
82 | Togo | 119 sq. km | 2011 | ||
83 | Northern Mariana Islands | 115.72 sq. km | 2011 | ||
84 | Portugal | 115.41 sq. km | 2011 | ||
85 | Albania | 115.11 sq. km | 2011 | ||
86 | Slovakia | 112.26 sq. km | 2011 | ||
87 | Azerbaijan | 110.98 sq. km | 2011 | ||
88 | Hungary | 110.15 sq. km | 2011 | ||
89 | Ghana | 109.08 sq. km | 2011 | ||
90 | United Arab Emirates | 106.76 sq. km | 2011 | ||
91 | Cuba | 105.94 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 105.43 sq. km | 2011 | |||
92 | Armenia | 104.08 sq. km | 2011 | ||
93 | Austria | 102.22 sq. km | 2011 | ||
94 | Slovenia | 101.93 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 97.04 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 96.45 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 95.61 sq. km | 2011 | |||
95 | Dominica | 95.2 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 94.99 sq. km | 2011 | |||
96 | Turkey | 94.93 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 92.99 sq. km | 2011 | |||
97 | Romania | 92.91 sq. km | 2011 | ||
98 | Costa Rica | 92.79 sq. km | 2011 | ||
99 | Spain | 92.57 sq. km | 2011 | ||
100 | Ethiopia | 89.39 sq. km | 2011 | ||
101 | Greece | 87.66 sq. km | 2011 | ||
102 | Malaysia | 87.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
103 | Benin | 86.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
104 | Republic of Macedonia | 83.42 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 83.32 sq. km | 2011 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 83.2 sq. km | 2011 | |||
105 | Serbia | 83 sq. km | 2011 | ||
106 | Cambodia | 82.74 sq. km | 2011 | ||
107 | Sierra Leone | 81.9 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 81.39 sq. km | 2011 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 80.92 sq. km | 2011 | |||
108 | Burma | 80.13 sq. km | 2011 | ||
109 | Egypt | 79.76 sq. km | 2011 | ||
110 | East Timor | 79.08 sq. km | 2011 | ||
111 | Georgia | 78.94 sq. km | 2012 | ||
112 | Ukraine | 78.9 sq. km | 2011 | ||
113 | Brunei | 77.14 sq. km | 2011 | ||
114 | Croatia | 76.49 sq. km | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 75.3 sq. km | 2011 | |||
115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
116 | French Polynesia | 74.01 sq. km | 2011 | ||
117 | Kenya | 73.84 sq. km | 2011 | ||
118 | Iraq | 73.13 sq. km | 2011 | ||
119 | Morocco | 71.83 sq. km | 2011 | ||
120 | Swaziland | 70.47 sq. km | 2011 | ||
121 | Jordan | 69.62 sq. km | 2011 | ||
122 | Honduras | 69.5 sq. km | 2011 | ||
123 | Senegal | 69.24 sq. km | 2011 | ||
124 | Uzbekistan | 68.97 sq. km | 2011 | ||
125 | Tunisia | 68.7 sq. km | 2011 | ||
126 | Bulgaria | 67.69 sq. km | 2011 | ||
127 | Lesotho | 66.85 sq. km | 2011 | ||
128 | Ireland | 66.44 sq. km | 2011 | ||
129 | Samoa | 66.23 sq. km | 2011 | ||
130 | Mexico | 61.4 sq. km | 2011 | ||
131 | Ecuador | 61.39 sq. km | 2011 | ||
132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.97 sq. km | 2011 | ||
133 | Eritrea | 58.74 sq. km | 2011 | ||
134 | Burkina Faso | 58.46 sq. km | 2011 | ||
135 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.76 sq. km | 2011 | ||
136 | Tajikistan | 55.84 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 55.69 sq. km | 2011 | |||
137 | Tanzania | 52.33 sq. km | 2011 | ||
138 | Panama | 50.31 sq. km | 2011 | ||
139 | Nicaragua | 49.07 sq. km | 2011 | ||
140 | Lithuania | 48.35 sq. km | 2011 | ||
141 | Fiji | 47.51 sq. km | 2011 | ||
142 | Belarus | 46.69 sq. km | 2011 | ||
143 | Iran | 46.31 sq. km | 2011 | ||
144 | Montenegro | 46.14 sq. km | 2011 | ||
145 | Guinea | 45.42 sq. km | 2011 | ||
146 | Palau | 44.8 sq. km | 2011 | ||
147 | Cameroon | 44.76 sq. km | 2011 | ||
148 | Afghanistan | 44.62 sq. km | 2011 | ||
149 | Yemen | 44.14 sq. km | 2011 | ||
150 | Colombia | 42.43 sq. km | 2011 | ||
151 | Liberia | 42.36 sq. km | 2011 | ||
152 | South Africa | 41.7 sq. km | 2011 | ||
153 | Madagascar | 37.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
154 | The Bahamas | 36.6 sq. km | 2011 | ||
155 | Djibouti | 36.52 sq. km | 2011 | ||
156 | Faeroe Islands | 35.49 sq. km | 2011 | ||
157 | Zimbabwe | 34.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
158 | United States | 34.06 sq. km | 2011 | ||
159 | Venezuela | 33.45 sq. km | 2011 | ||
160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.4 sq. km | 2011 | ||
161 | Latvia | 33.09 sq. km | 2011 | ||
162 | Federated States of Micronesia | 32.63 sq. km | 2011 | ||
163 | Estonia | 31.61 sq. km | 2011 | ||
164 | Mozambique | 31.26 sq. km | 2011 | ||
165 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.75 sq. km | 2011 | ||
166 | Laos | 28.26 sq. km | 2011 | ||
167 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.2 sq. km | 2011 | ||
168 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
169 | Brazil | 23.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
170 | Chile | 23.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
171 | Peru | 23.14 sq. km | 2011 | ||
172 | Sweden | 23.03 sq. km | 2011 | ||
173 | Vanuatu | 19.83 sq. km | 2011 | ||
174 | Sudan | 19.7 sq. km | 2011 | ||
175 | Uruguay | 19.33 sq. km | 2011 | ||
176 | Solomon Islands | 19.22 sq. km | 2011 | ||
177 | Bhutan | 19 sq. km | 2011 | ||
178 | Zambia | 18.34 sq. km | 2011 | ||
179 | Finland | 17.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
180 | New Zealand | 16.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
181 | Paraguay | 16.54 sq. km | 2011 | ||
182 | Norway | 16.28 sq. km | 2011 | ||
183 | Angola | 16.19 sq. km | 2011 | ||
184 | Algeria | 15.86 sq. km | 2011 | ||
185 | Somalia | 15.79 sq. km | 2011 | ||
186 | Papua New Guinea | 15.49 sq. km | 2011 | ||
187 | Argentina | 14.88 sq. km | 2011 | ||
188 | New Caledonia | 13.9 sq. km | 2011 | ||
189 | Belize | 13.87 sq. km | 2011 | ||
190 | Niger | 13.04 sq. km | 2011 | ||
191 | Saudi Arabia | 12.91 sq. km | 2011 | ||
192 | Republic of the Congo | 12.37 sq. km | 2011 | ||
193 | Mali | 11.82 sq. km | 2011 | ||
194 | Turkmenistan | 10.87 sq. km | 2011 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10.75 sq. km | 2011 | |||
195 | Oman | 9.77 sq. km | 2011 | ||
196 | Chad | 9.59 sq. km | 2011 | ||
197 | Bolivia | 9.53 sq. km | 2011 | ||
198 | Russia | 8.73 sq. km | 2011 | ||
199 | Central African Republic | 7.12 sq. km | 2011 | ||
200 | Gabon | 6.19 sq. km | 2011 | ||
201 | Kazakhstan | 6.13 sq. km | 2011 | ||
202 | Guyana | 4.02 sq. km | 2011 | ||
203 | Canada | 3.79 sq. km | 2011 | ||
204 | Mauritania | 3.59 sq. km | 2011 | ||
205 | Botswana | 3.51 sq. km | 2011 | ||
206 | Libya | 3.47 sq. km | 2011 | ||
207 | Suriname | 3.4 sq. km | 2011 | ||
208 | Iceland | 3.18 sq. km | 2011 | ||
209 | Australia | 2.91 sq. km | 2011 | ||
210 | Namibia | 2.69 sq. km | 2011 | ||
211 | Mongolia | 1.77 sq. km | 2011 | ||
212 | Greenland | 0.139 sq. km | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about People > Population density > People per sq. km of land area
- Greenland has ranked last for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Mongolia has ranked second last for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Monaco has ranked in the top 2 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Macau has ranked in the top 2 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Namibia has ranked third last for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- 87 of the top 172 countries by population density > people per sq. km of land area are Christian.
- Singapore has ranked in the top 4 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Hong Kong has ranked in the top 4 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Australia has ranked 4th from the bottom for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1998.
- Malta has ranked in the top 7 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.
- Bermuda has ranked in the top 7 for population density > people per sq. km of land area since 1961.