Australia vs Namibia: Population density
Population density over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.6 people per sq. km of land area against 3.47 people per sq. km of land area in Australia, a difference of 0.13 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8069 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6749 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per sq. km of land area | 1.05 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7283 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per sq. km of land area | 1.33 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7122 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.33 people per sq. km of land area | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4204 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.63 people per sq. km of land area | 2.37 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2557 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.08 people per sq. km of land area | 2.86 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2161 people per sq. km of land area | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.38 people per sq. km of land area | 3.46 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0788 people per sq. km of land area | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.6 people per sq. km of land area against 3.47 people per sq. km of land area in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 213th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.