Iceland vs Libya: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Iceland
0.0037 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.0039 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
164th
Libya rank
161st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Iceland
  • Libya
00.0010.0020.0030.004199020062023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0039 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0037 Persons per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0002 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 164th and Libya ranks 161st of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0027 Persons per square kilometre 0.0027 Persons per square kilometre 0 Persons per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.003 Persons per square kilometre 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre 0.0003 Persons per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre 0.0036 Persons per square kilometre 0.0002 Persons per square kilometre Libya
2020s 0.0037 Persons per square kilometre 0.0038 Persons per square kilometre 0.0002 Persons per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Iceland or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0039 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0037 Persons per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Iceland and Libya?
0.0002 Persons per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Iceland ranks 164th and Libya ranks 161st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.