Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Population density
Population density over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 33.21 people per sq. km of land area against 30.27 people per sq. km of land area in Latvia, a difference of 2.94 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 170th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.54 people per sq. km of land area | 39.92 people per sq. km of land area | 18.38 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2000s | 25.27 people per sq. km of land area | 36.23 people per sq. km of land area | 10.96 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2010s | 29.33 people per sq. km of land area | 32.01 people per sq. km of land area | 2.68 people per sq. km of land area | Latvia |
| 2020s | 32.52 people per sq. km of land area | 30.32 people per sq. km of land area | 2.2 people per sq. km of land area | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 33.21 people per sq. km of land area against 30.27 people per sq. km of land area in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?
- 2.94 people per sq. km of land area, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia rank globally for population density?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 170th 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.