Liberia vs Madagascar: Population density

Liberia
57.03 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Madagascar
53.62 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Liberia rank
147th
Madagascar rank
150th

Population density over time

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
102030405060196119922023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 57.03 people per sq. km of land area against 53.62 people per sq. km of land area in Madagascar, a difference of 3.41 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 150th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 13.44 people per sq. km of land area 10.04 people per sq. km of land area 3.4 people per sq. km of land area Liberia
1970s 17.2 people per sq. km of land area 13.17 people per sq. km of land area 4.04 people per sq. km of land area Liberia
1980s 22.98 people per sq. km of land area 17.73 people per sq. km of land area 5.25 people per sq. km of land area Liberia
1990s 23.74 people per sq. km of land area 23.92 people per sq. km of land area 0.1872 people per sq. km of land area Madagascar
2000s 34.82 people per sq. km of land area 32.58 people per sq. km of land area 2.24 people per sq. km of land area Liberia
2010s 47.7 people per sq. km of land area 43.21 people per sq. km of land area 4.49 people per sq. km of land area Liberia
2020s 55.22 people per sq. km of land area 51.68 people per sq. km of land area 3.54 people per sq. km of land area Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Liberia or Madagascar?
Liberia, at 57.03 people per sq. km of land area against 53.62 people per sq. km of land area in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Liberia and Madagascar?
3.41 people per sq. km of land area, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for population density?
Liberia ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 150th 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

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, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.