Japan vs Lebanon: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Japan
222.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
236.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Lebanon rank
6th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Japan
  • Lebanon
50100150200250196119922023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 236.69 units per square kilometre against 222.95 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 13.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 126.44 units per square kilometre 71.78 units per square kilometre 54.66 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 162.35 units per square kilometre 130.53 units per square kilometre 31.82 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 185.05 units per square kilometre 154.13 units per square kilometre 30.92 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 202.6 units per square kilometre 125.43 units per square kilometre 77.18 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 212.88 units per square kilometre 170.83 units per square kilometre 42.05 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 222.65 units per square kilometre 215.54 units per square kilometre 7.11 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 223.51 units per square kilometre 237.38 units per square kilometre 13.87 units per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Japan or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 236.69 units per square kilometre against 222.95 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Japan and Lebanon?
13.74 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Japan ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.