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

Lebanon
567.54 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Rwanda
599.95 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Lebanon rank
19th
Rwanda rank
17th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Rwanda
200400600196119922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 599.95 people per sq. km of land area against 567.54 people per sq. km of land area in Lebanon, a difference of 32.41 people per sq. km of land area.

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

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

Lebanon ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 204.18 people per sq. km of land area 139.92 people per sq. km of land area 64.26 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
1970s 258.43 people per sq. km of land area 184.79 people per sq. km of land area 73.64 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
1980s 314.17 people per sq. km of land area 252.76 people per sq. km of land area 61.41 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
1990s 383.8 people per sq. km of land area 298.85 people per sq. km of land area 84.94 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
2000s 454.58 people per sq. km of land area 365.11 people per sq. km of land area 89.47 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
2010s 568.89 people per sq. km of land area 466.98 people per sq. km of land area 101.91 people per sq. km of land area Lebanon
2020s 561.96 people per sq. km of land area 570.55 people per sq. km of land area 8.58 people per sq. km of land area Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Lebanon or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 599.95 people per sq. km of land area against 567.54 people per sq. km of land area in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in population density between Lebanon and Rwanda?
32.41 people per sq. km of land area, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
Lebanon ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 17th 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
Last refreshed

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.