Marshall Islands vs Switzerland: Population density

Marshall Islands
215.71 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Switzerland
224.98 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
64th
Switzerland rank
61st

Population density over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Switzerland
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 224.98 people per sq. km of land area against 215.71 people per sq. km of land area in Marshall Islands, a difference of 9.27 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 216 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 267.27 people per sq. km of land area 177.27 people per sq. km of land area 90.01 people per sq. km of land area Marshall Islands
2000s 287.04 people per sq. km of land area 187.99 people per sq. km of land area 99.04 people per sq. km of land area Marshall Islands
2010s 271.21 people per sq. km of land area 208.07 people per sq. km of land area 63.14 people per sq. km of land area Marshall Islands
2020s 226.36 people per sq. km of land area 221.52 people per sq. km of land area 4.84 people per sq. km of land area Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Marshall Islands or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 224.98 people per sq. km of land area against 215.71 people per sq. km of land area in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Marshall Islands and Switzerland?
9.27 people per sq. km of land area, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Switzerland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Switzerland rank globally for population density?
Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st 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, 15,342 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.