North Korea vs Switzerland: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

North Korea
0.2173 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.2226 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
45th
Switzerland rank
43rd

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

  • North Korea
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0053 Persons per square kilometre.

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

North Korea ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1838 Persons per square kilometre 0.1765 Persons per square kilometre 0.0073 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.1993 Persons per square kilometre 0.1878 Persons per square kilometre 0.0115 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.2093 Persons per square kilometre 0.208 Persons per square kilometre 0.0013 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.2161 Persons per square kilometre 0.2206 Persons per square kilometre 0.0046 Persons per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, North Korea or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between North Korea and Switzerland?
0.0053 Persons per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Switzerland rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
North Korea ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 43rd 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.