South Korea vs San Marino: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- South Korea
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 555.18 people per sq. km of land area against 530.24 people per sq. km of land area in South Korea, a difference of 24.94 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 23rd and San Marino ranks 20th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and San Marino in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.39 people per sq. km of land area | 285.08 people per sq. km of land area | 12.31 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1970s | 362.29 people per sq. km of land area | 323.19 people per sq. km of land area | 39.1 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1980s | 419.46 people per sq. km of land area | 373.1 people per sq. km of land area | 46.36 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 1990s | 464.67 people per sq. km of land area | 416.19 people per sq. km of land area | 48.48 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 2000s | 497.42 people per sq. km of land area | 491.15 people per sq. km of land area | 6.27 people per sq. km of land area | South Korea |
| 2010s | 521.29 people per sq. km of land area | 556.77 people per sq. km of land area | 35.48 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 2020s | 530.21 people per sq. km of land area | 562.09 people per sq. km of land area | 31.88 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, South Korea or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 555.18 people per sq. km of land area against 530.24 people per sq. km of land area in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between South Korea and San Marino?
- 24.94 people per sq. km of land area, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and San Marino?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and San Marino rank globally for population density?
- South Korea ranks 23rd and San Marino ranks 20th 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.