Belize vs Congo: Population density

Belize
18.02 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Congo
18.11 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Belize rank
191st
Congo rank
190th

Population density over time

  • Belize
  • Congo
5101520196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 18.11 people per sq. km of land area against 18.02 people per sq. km of land area in Belize, a difference of 0.09 people per sq. km of land area.

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

Belize ranks 191st and Congo ranks 190th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 4.61 people per sq. km of land area 3.55 people per sq. km of land area 1.06 people per sq. km of land area Belize
1970s 5.71 people per sq. km of land area 4.68 people per sq. km of land area 1.03 people per sq. km of land area Belize
1980s 7.1 people per sq. km of land area 6 people per sq. km of land area 1.1 people per sq. km of land area Belize
1990s 8.97 people per sq. km of land area 7.93 people per sq. km of land area 1.04 people per sq. km of land area Belize
2000s 12.11 people per sq. km of land area 10.75 people per sq. km of land area 1.36 people per sq. km of land area Belize
2010s 15.49 people per sq. km of land area 14.76 people per sq. km of land area 0.7248 people per sq. km of land area Belize
2020s 17.54 people per sq. km of land area 17.47 people per sq. km of land area 0.0669 people per sq. km of land area Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Belize or Congo?
Congo, at 18.11 people per sq. km of land area against 18.02 people per sq. km of land area in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Belize and Congo?
0.09 people per sq. km of land area, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Belize and Congo rank globally for population density?
Belize ranks 191st and Congo ranks 190th 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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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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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.