Estonia vs Laos: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Estonia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 33.66 people per sq. km of land area against 32.12 people per sq. km of land area in Estonia, a difference of 1.54 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 169th and Laos ranks 167th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.96 people per sq. km of land area | 21.54 people per sq. km of land area | 12.42 people per sq. km of land area | Estonia |
| 2000s | 32.11 people per sq. km of land area | 25.27 people per sq. km of land area | 6.84 people per sq. km of land area | Estonia |
| 2010s | 30.78 people per sq. km of land area | 29.33 people per sq. km of land area | 1.45 people per sq. km of land area | Estonia |
| 2020s | 31.6 people per sq. km of land area | 32.75 people per sq. km of land area | 1.15 people per sq. km of land area | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Estonia or Laos?
- Laos, at 33.66 people per sq. km of land area against 32.12 people per sq. km of land area in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Estonia and Laos?
- 1.54 people per sq. km of land area, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Laos?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Laos rank globally for population density?
- Estonia ranks 169th and Laos ranks 167th 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.