Burundi vs Netherlands: Population density

Burundi
533.08 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Netherlands
530.95 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Burundi rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
23rd

Population density over time

  • Burundi
  • Netherlands
100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 533.08 people per sq. km of land area against 530.95 people per sq. km of land area in Netherlands, a difference of 2.13 people per sq. km of land area.

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

Burundi ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 122.29 people per sq. km of land area 363.66 people per sq. km of land area 241.37 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1970s 148.16 people per sq. km of land area 402.32 people per sq. km of land area 254.16 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1980s 193.2 people per sq. km of land area 429.03 people per sq. km of land area 235.82 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1990s 230.81 people per sq. km of land area 456.16 people per sq. km of land area 225.35 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
2000s 293.42 people per sq. km of land area 481.83 people per sq. km of land area 188.41 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
2010s 421.78 people per sq. km of land area 502.86 people per sq. km of land area 81.08 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
2020s 512 people per sq. km of land area 523.85 people per sq. km of land area 11.85 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Burundi or Netherlands?
Burundi, at 533.08 people per sq. km of land area against 530.95 people per sq. km of land area in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Burundi and Netherlands?
2.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Netherlands rank globally for population density?
Burundi ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 23rd 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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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
264 places, 15,342 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.