Least developed countries vs Netherlands: Population density
Population density over time
- Least developed countries
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 530.95 people per sq. km of land area against 56.97 people per sq. km of land area in Least developed countries, a difference of 473.98 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 9.3 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.73 people per sq. km of land area | 363.66 people per sq. km of land area | 346.93 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 21.24 people per sq. km of land area | 402.32 people per sq. km of land area | 381.08 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 27.25 people per sq. km of land area | 429.03 people per sq. km of land area | 401.77 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 33.71 people per sq. km of land area | 456.16 people per sq. km of land area | 422.45 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 42.26 people per sq. km of land area | 481.83 people per sq. km of land area | 439.57 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 47.99 people per sq. km of land area | 502.86 people per sq. km of land area | 454.87 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 55.07 people per sq. km of land area | 523.85 people per sq. km of land area | 468.79 people per sq. km of land area | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Least developed countries or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 530.95 people per sq. km of land area against 56.97 people per sq. km of land area in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Least developed countries and Netherlands?
- 473.98 people per sq. km of land area, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Netherlands rank globally for population density?
- Least developed countries ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- 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.