Kiribati vs United Arab Emirates: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Kiribati
165.87 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
154.69 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Kiribati rank
71st
United Arab Emirates rank
73rd

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time

  • Kiribati
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 165.87 people per sq. km of land area against 154.69 people per sq. km of land area in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 11.18 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 71st and United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd of 216 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 65.22 people per sq. km of land area 2.43 people per sq. km of land area 62.79 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
1970s 74.07 people per sq. km of land area 7.78 people per sq. km of land area 66.29 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
1980s 82.06 people per sq. km of land area 19.31 people per sq. km of land area 62.75 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
1990s 99.82 people per sq. km of land area 34.82 people per sq. km of land area 65 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
2000s 120.03 people per sq. km of land area 67.73 people per sq. km of land area 52.3 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
2010s 143.5 people per sq. km of land area 116.27 people per sq. km of land area 27.23 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati
2020s 160.9 people per sq. km of land area 142.27 people per sq. km of land area 18.63 people per sq. km of land area Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Kiribati or United Arab Emirates?
Kiribati, at 165.87 people per sq. km of land area against 154.69 people per sq. km of land area in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in population density between Kiribati and United Arab Emirates?
11.18 people per sq. km of land area, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population density?
Kiribati ranks 71st and United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd 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

Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,556 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.