Laos vs Palau: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Laos
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 38.47 people per sq. km of land area against 33.66 people per sq. km of land area in Laos, a difference of 4.81 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 167th and Palau ranks 164th of 216 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.28 people per sq. km of land area | 37.47 people per sq. km of land area | 16.19 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2000s | 25.27 people per sq. km of land area | 42.16 people per sq. km of land area | 16.89 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2010s | 29.33 people per sq. km of land area | 38.82 people per sq. km of land area | 9.5 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
| 2020s | 32.75 people per sq. km of land area | 38.66 people per sq. km of land area | 5.91 people per sq. km of land area | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Laos or Palau?
- Palau, at 38.47 people per sq. km of land area against 33.66 people per sq. km of land area in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Laos and Palau?
- 4.81 people per sq. km of land area, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Palau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Palau rank globally for population density?
- Laos ranks 167th and Palau ranks 164th 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.