Faroe Islands vs Palau: Population density
Population density over time
- Faroe Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 39.71 people per sq. km of land area against 38.54 people per sq. km of land area in Palau, a difference of 1.17 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 163rd and Palau ranks 164th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4 people per sq. km of land area | 37.47 people per sq. km of land area | 5.07 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2000s | 34.28 people per sq. km of land area | 42.16 people per sq. km of land area | 7.88 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2010s | 35.35 people per sq. km of land area | 38.82 people per sq. km of land area | 3.47 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2020s | 39.11 people per sq. km of land area | 38.62 people per sq. km of land area | 0.487 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Faroe Islands or Palau?
- Faroe Islands, at 39.71 people per sq. km of land area against 38.54 people per sq. km of land area in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Faroe Islands and Palau?
- 1.17 people per sq. km of land area, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Palau rank globally for population density?
- Faroe Islands ranks 163rd and Palau ranks 164th 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.