Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Population density
Population density over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 39.71 people per sq. km of land area against 36.81 people per sq. km of land area in United States of America, a difference of 2.9 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 163rd and United States of America ranks 166th of 216 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.99 people per sq. km of land area | 21.16 people per sq. km of land area | 4.83 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 28.9 people per sq. km of land area | 23.48 people per sq. km of land area | 5.42 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 32.56 people per sq. km of land area | 25.87 people per sq. km of land area | 6.69 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 32.58 people per sq. km of land area | 28.88 people per sq. km of land area | 3.69 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 34.28 people per sq. km of land area | 32.14 people per sq. km of land area | 2.14 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 35.35 people per sq. km of land area | 35.02 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3339 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 39.11 people per sq. km of land area | 36.47 people per sq. km of land area | 2.64 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 United States of America?
- Faroe Islands, at 39.71 people per sq. km of land area against 36.81 people per sq. km of land area in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 2.9 people per sq. km of land area, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for population density?
- Faroe Islands ranks 163rd 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.