Benin vs Jordan: Population density
Population density over time
- Benin
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 128.83 people per sq. km of land area against 125.14 people per sq. km of land area in Benin, a difference of 3.69 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 85th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.53 people per sq. km of land area | 12.91 people per sq. km of land area | 11.62 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 1970s | 30.32 people per sq. km of land area | 21.14 people per sq. km of land area | 9.18 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 1980s | 39.84 people per sq. km of land area | 31.12 people per sq. km of land area | 8.73 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.37 people per sq. km of land area | 51.82 people per sq. km of land area | 2.55 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 2000s | 73.81 people per sq. km of land area | 69.69 people per sq. km of land area | 4.11 people per sq. km of land area | Benin |
| 2010s | 99.54 people per sq. km of land area | 101.45 people per sq. km of land area | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | Jordan |
| 2020s | 120.51 people per sq. km of land area | 125.65 people per sq. km of land area | 5.14 people per sq. km of land area | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Benin or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 128.83 people per sq. km of land area against 125.14 people per sq. km of land area in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Benin and Jordan?
- 3.69 people per sq. km of land area, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Jordan rank globally for population density?
- Benin ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 85th 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.