Sweden vs Vanuatu: Population density
Population density over time
- Sweden
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 26.28 people per sq. km of land area against 25.87 people per sq. km of land area in Sweden, a difference of 0.41 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 180th and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 people per sq. km of land area | 6.12 people per sq. km of land area | 12.87 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1970s | 20.08 people per sq. km of land area | 8.13 people per sq. km of land area | 11.95 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1980s | 20.54 people per sq. km of land area | 10.6 people per sq. km of land area | 9.94 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1990s | 21.5 people per sq. km of land area | 13.55 people per sq. km of land area | 7.95 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2000s | 22.2 people per sq. km of land area | 17.12 people per sq. km of land area | 5.08 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.03 people per sq. km of land area | 21.65 people per sq. km of land area | 2.38 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2020s | 25.65 people per sq. km of land area | 25.39 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2604 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Sweden or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 26.28 people per sq. km of land area against 25.87 people per sq. km of land area in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 0.41 people per sq. km of land area, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Sweden ranks 180th and Vanuatu ranks 179th 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.