Estonia vs Latvia: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 32.12 people per sq. km of land area against 29.99 people per sq. km of land area in Latvia, a difference of 2.13 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 169th and Latvia ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.96 people per sq. km of land area | 39.92 people per sq. km of land area | 5.96 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2000s | 32.11 people per sq. km of land area | 36.23 people per sq. km of land area | 4.12 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2010s | 30.78 people per sq. km of land area | 32.01 people per sq. km of land area | 1.23 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2020s | 31.6 people per sq. km of land area | 30.26 people per sq. km of land area | 1.34 people per sq. km of land area | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 32.12 people per sq. km of land area against 29.99 people per sq. km of land area in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Estonia and Latvia?
- 2.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for population density?
- Estonia ranks 169th and Latvia ranks 172nd 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.