Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Oman currently reports 17.06 people per sq. km of land area against 16.42 people per sq. km of land area in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.64 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 194th and Saudi Arabia ranks 196th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 people per sq. km of land area | 1.37 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5303 people per sq. km of land area | Oman |
| 1970s | 2.52 people per sq. km of land area | 2.1 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4232 people per sq. km of land area | Oman |
| 1980s | 4.24 people per sq. km of land area | 3.72 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5186 people per sq. km of land area | Oman |
| 1990s | 6.66 people per sq. km of land area | 6.06 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5928 people per sq. km of land area | Oman |
| 2000s | 7.93 people per sq. km of land area | 9.37 people per sq. km of land area | 1.44 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 12.77 people per sq. km of land area | 13.17 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4041 people per sq. km of land area | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 15.56 people per sq. km of land area | 15.21 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3502 people per sq. km of land area | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Oman, at 17.06 people per sq. km of land area against 16.42 people per sq. km of land area in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.64 people per sq. km of land area, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population density?
- Oman ranks 194th and Saudi Arabia ranks 196th 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
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.