Lebanon vs Netherlands: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Lebanon
567.54 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Netherlands
534.41 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Lebanon rank
19th
Netherlands rank
22nd

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

  • Lebanon
  • Netherlands
200300400500600196119922024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 567.54 people per sq. km of land area against 534.41 people per sq. km of land area in Netherlands, a difference of 33.13 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lebanon ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 204.18 people per sq. km of land area 363.66 people per sq. km of land area 159.48 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1970s 258.43 people per sq. km of land area 402.32 people per sq. km of land area 143.89 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1980s 314.17 people per sq. km of land area 429.03 people per sq. km of land area 114.85 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
1990s 383.8 people per sq. km of land area 456.16 people per sq. km of land area 72.36 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
2000s 454.58 people per sq. km of land area 481.83 people per sq. km of land area 27.25 people per sq. km of land area Netherlands
2010s 568.89 people per sq. km of land area 502.86 people per sq. km of land area 66.04 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
2020s 561.96 people per sq. km of land area 525.96 people per sq. km of land area 36 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Lebanon or Netherlands?
Lebanon, at 567.54 people per sq. km of land area against 534.41 people per sq. km of land area in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in population density between Lebanon and Netherlands?
33.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for population density?
Lebanon ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 22nd 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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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
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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.