Poland vs Sierra Leone: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Poland
119.45 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Sierra Leone
119.73 people per sq. km of land area
in 2024
Poland rank
91st
Sierra Leone rank
90th

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time

  • Poland
  • Sierra Leone
406080100120196119922024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 119.73 people per sq. km of land area against 119.45 people per sq. km of land area in Poland, a difference of 0.28 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 102.33 people per sq. km of land area 34.28 people per sq. km of land area 68.04 people per sq. km of land area Poland
1970s 110.62 people per sq. km of land area 40.9 people per sq. km of land area 69.72 people per sq. km of land area Poland
1980s 120.57 people per sq. km of land area 50.19 people per sq. km of land area 70.38 people per sq. km of land area Poland
1990s 125.67 people per sq. km of land area 58.45 people per sq. km of land area 67.23 people per sq. km of land area Poland
2000s 124.66 people per sq. km of land area 74.05 people per sq. km of land area 50.61 people per sq. km of land area Poland
2010s 124.13 people per sq. km of land area 96.51 people per sq. km of land area 27.62 people per sq. km of land area Poland
2020s 120.58 people per sq. km of land area 114.68 people per sq. km of land area 5.9 people per sq. km of land area Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Poland or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 119.73 people per sq. km of land area against 119.45 people per sq. km of land area in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in population density between Poland and Sierra Leone?
0.28 people per sq. km of land area, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sierra Leone rank globally for population density?
Poland ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 90th 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, 15,556 data points, 1961–2024
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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.