Mongolia vs Namibia: Population density

Mongolia
2.23 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Namibia
3.6 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Mongolia rank
214th
Namibia rank
212th

Population density over time

  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
1234196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.6 people per sq. km of land area against 2.23 people per sq. km of land area in Mongolia, a difference of 1.37 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Mongolia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 214th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7329 people per sq. km of land area 0.8069 people per sq. km of land area 0.074 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
1970s 0.9513 people per sq. km of land area 1.05 people per sq. km of land area 0.1 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
1980s 1.23 people per sq. km of land area 1.33 people per sq. km of land area 0.103 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
1990s 1.44 people per sq. km of land area 1.91 people per sq. km of land area 0.4766 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
2000s 1.63 people per sq. km of land area 2.37 people per sq. km of land area 0.7445 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
2010s 1.92 people per sq. km of land area 2.86 people per sq. km of land area 0.9378 people per sq. km of land area Namibia
2020s 2.19 people per sq. km of land area 3.46 people per sq. km of land area 1.27 people per sq. km of land area Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Mongolia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 3.6 people per sq. km of land area against 2.23 people per sq. km of land area in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Mongolia and Namibia?
1.37 people per sq. km of land area, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Namibia rank globally for population density?
Mongolia ranks 214th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 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
263 places, 15,281 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.