East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Singapore: Population density

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
133.58 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Singapore
8,242 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
5th
Singapore rank
3rd

Population density over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,242 people per sq. km of land area against 133.58 people per sq. km of land area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 8,108 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Singapore's figure about 61.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 61.72 people per sq. km of land area 2,810 people per sq. km of land area 2,748 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1970s 77.5 people per sq. km of land area 3,340 people per sq. km of land area 3,263 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1980s 91.83 people per sq. km of land area 4,034 people per sq. km of land area 3,942 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
1990s 107.01 people per sq. km of land area 5,227 people per sq. km of land area 5,120 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2000s 118.3 people per sq. km of land area 6,359 people per sq. km of land area 6,240 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2010s 127.99 people per sq. km of land area 7,693 people per sq. km of land area 7,565 people per sq. km of land area Singapore
2020s 133.17 people per sq. km of land area 7,902 people per sq. km of land area 7,769 people per sq. km of land area Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,242 people per sq. km of land area against 133.58 people per sq. km of land area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore?
8,108 people per sq. km of land area, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore rank globally for population density?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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
Last refreshed

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.