OECD members vs Tuvalu: Population density

OECD members
39.29 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Tuvalu
327.2 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
OECD members rank
36th
Tuvalu rank
36th

Population density over time

  • OECD members
  • Tuvalu
0100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 327.2 people per sq. km of land area against 39.29 people per sq. km of land area in OECD members, a difference of 287.91 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 8.3 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 24.62 people per sq. km of land area 189.47 people per sq. km of land area 164.86 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
1970s 27.48 people per sq. km of land area 206.3 people per sq. km of land area 178.83 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
1980s 30.11 people per sq. km of land area 266.87 people per sq. km of land area 236.76 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
1990s 32.56 people per sq. km of land area 306.89 people per sq. km of land area 274.33 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
2000s 35 people per sq. km of land area 330.75 people per sq. km of land area 295.74 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
2010s 37.41 people per sq. km of land area 361.36 people per sq. km of land area 323.94 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu
2020s 38.93 people per sq. km of land area 336.68 people per sq. km of land area 297.74 people per sq. km of land area Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, OECD members or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 327.2 people per sq. km of land area against 39.29 people per sq. km of land area in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between OECD members and Tuvalu?
287.91 people per sq. km of land area, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tuvalu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Tuvalu rank globally for population density?
OECD members ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 47 groups.
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
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.