India vs Least developed countries: Population density
Population density over time
- India
- Least developed countries
How they compare
India currently reports 483.68 people per sq. km of land area against 56.97 people per sq. km of land area in Least developed countries, a difference of 426.71 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes India's figure about 8.5 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164.82 people per sq. km of land area | 16.73 people per sq. km of land area | 148.09 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 1970s | 203.81 people per sq. km of land area | 21.24 people per sq. km of land area | 182.57 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 1980s | 257.27 people per sq. km of land area | 27.25 people per sq. km of land area | 230.02 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 1990s | 319.9 people per sq. km of land area | 33.71 people per sq. km of land area | 286.19 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 2000s | 384.7 people per sq. km of land area | 42.26 people per sq. km of land area | 342.44 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 2010s | 443.52 people per sq. km of land area | 47.99 people per sq. km of land area | 395.53 people per sq. km of land area | India |
| 2020s | 477.63 people per sq. km of land area | 55.07 people per sq. km of land area | 422.56 people per sq. km of land area | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, India or Least developed countries?
- India, at 483.68 people per sq. km of land area against 56.97 people per sq. km of land area in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between India and Least developed countries?
- 426.71 people per sq. km of land area, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for population density?
- India ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 23rd 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.