Belgium vs Israel: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Belgium
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 462.21 people per sq. km of land area against 388.88 people per sq. km of land area in Belgium, a difference of 73.33 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Israel ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 345.59 people per sq. km of land area | 317.72 people per sq. km of land area | 27.86 people per sq. km of land area | Belgium |
| 2010s | 369.85 people per sq. km of land area | 384.25 people per sq. km of land area | 14.4 people per sq. km of land area | Israel |
| 2020s | 383.31 people per sq. km of land area | 443.58 people per sq. km of land area | 60.27 people per sq. km of land area | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Belgium or Israel?
- Israel, at 462.21 people per sq. km of land area against 388.88 people per sq. km of land area in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Belgium and Israel?
- 73.33 people per sq. km of land area, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for population density?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Israel ranks 27th of 216 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.