Japan vs Tuvalu: Population density
Population density over time
- Japan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Japan currently reports 341.55 people per sq. km of land area against 327.2 people per sq. km of land area in Tuvalu, a difference of 14.35 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.16 people per sq. km of land area | 189.47 people per sq. km of land area | 77.68 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1970s | 301.25 people per sq. km of land area | 206.3 people per sq. km of land area | 94.94 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1980s | 329.17 people per sq. km of land area | 266.87 people per sq. km of land area | 62.3 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.48 people per sq. km of land area | 306.89 people per sq. km of land area | 36.59 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.25 people per sq. km of land area | 330.75 people per sq. km of land area | 19.5 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.21 people per sq. km of land area | 361.36 people per sq. km of land area | 12.14 people per sq. km of land area | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 344.01 people per sq. km of land area | 336.68 people per sq. km of land area | 7.33 people per sq. km of land area | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Japan or Tuvalu?
- Japan, at 341.55 people per sq. km of land area against 327.2 people per sq. km of land area in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Japan and Tuvalu?
- 14.35 people per sq. km of land area, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Tuvalu rank globally for population density?
- Japan ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 36th 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.