Iceland vs Libya: Population density
Population density over time
- Iceland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4.15 people per sq. km of land area against 3.82 people per sq. km of land area in Iceland, a difference of 0.33 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 211th and Libya ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | 1.02 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8955 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.15 people per sq. km of land area | 1.46 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6922 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.4 people per sq. km of land area | 2.21 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1861 people per sq. km of land area | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.66 people per sq. km of land area | 2.76 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1008 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.98 people per sq. km of land area | 3.3 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3272 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.32 people per sq. km of land area | 3.72 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4006 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.74 people per sq. km of land area | 4.08 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3436 people per sq. km of land area | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Iceland or Libya?
- Libya, at 4.15 people per sq. km of land area against 3.82 people per sq. km of land area in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Iceland and Libya?
- 0.33 people per sq. km of land area, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for population density?
- Iceland ranks 211th and Libya ranks 208th of 215 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.