Estonia vs United States of America: Population density
Population density over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 36.81 people per sq. km of land area against 32.07 people per sq. km of land area in Estonia, a difference of 4.74 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 166th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.96 people per sq. km of land area | 29.24 people per sq. km of land area | 4.72 people per sq. km of land area | Estonia |
| 2000s | 32.11 people per sq. km of land area | 32.14 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0295 people per sq. km of land area | United States of America |
| 2010s | 30.78 people per sq. km of land area | 35.02 people per sq. km of land area | 4.24 people per sq. km of land area | United States of America |
| 2020s | 31.47 people per sq. km of land area | 36.47 people per sq. km of land area | 5 people per sq. km of land area | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Estonia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 36.81 people per sq. km of land area against 32.07 people per sq. km of land area in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Estonia and United States of America?
- 4.74 people per sq. km of land area, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for population density?
- Estonia ranks 169th and United States of America ranks 166th 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.