San Marino vs World: Population density
Population density over time
- San Marino
- World
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 564.33 people per sq. km of land area against 62.14 people per sq. km of land area in World, a difference of 502.19 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes San Marino's figure about 9.1 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
San Marino ranks 20th and World ranks 21st of 216 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285.08 people per sq. km of land area | 31.9 people per sq. km of land area | 253.18 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 1970s | 323.19 people per sq. km of land area | 38.59 people per sq. km of land area | 284.6 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 1980s | 373.1 people per sq. km of land area | 46.19 people per sq. km of land area | 326.9 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 1990s | 416.19 people per sq. km of land area | 46.68 people per sq. km of land area | 369.52 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 2000s | 491.15 people per sq. km of land area | 51.33 people per sq. km of land area | 439.82 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 2010s | 556.77 people per sq. km of land area | 57.12 people per sq. km of land area | 499.66 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
| 2020s | 569.32 people per sq. km of land area | 61.29 people per sq. km of land area | 508.03 people per sq. km of land area | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, San Marino or World?
- San Marino, at 564.33 people per sq. km of land area against 62.14 people per sq. km of land area in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between San Marino and World?
- 502.19 people per sq. km of land area, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do San Marino and World rank globally for population density?
- San Marino ranks 20th and World ranks 21st 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.