Faroe Islands vs Laos: Long term urban population region
Faroe Islands
44.42
in 2025
Laos
44.45
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
159th
Laos rank
158th
Long term urban population region over time
- Faroe Islands
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 44.45 against 44.42 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Laos ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 26 and Laos in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0 | Laos |
| 1100s | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 | Laos |
| 1200s | 0.0008 | 0.0012 | 0.0004 | Laos |
| 1300s | 0.0025 | 0.0037 | 0.0012 | Laos |
| 1400s | 0.0074 | 0.0111 | 0.0037 | Laos |
| 1500s | 0.0222 | 0.0333 | 0.0111 | Laos |
| 1600s | 0.0667 | 0.1 | 0.0333 | Laos |
| 1700s | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1710s | 0.2185 | 0.2908 | 0.0723 | Laos |
| 1720s | 0.2621 | 0.3323 | 0.0702 | Laos |
| 1730s | 0.3146 | 0.3798 | 0.0652 | Laos |
| 1740s | 0.3775 | 0.434 | 0.0565 | Laos |
| 1750s | 0.453 | 0.496 | 0.0431 | Laos |
| 1760s | 0.5436 | 0.5669 | 0.0233 | Laos |
| 1770s | 0.6523 | 0.6479 | 0.0044 | Faroe Islands |
| 1780s | 0.7828 | 0.7404 | 0.0423 | Faroe Islands |
| 1790s | 0.9393 | 0.8462 | 0.0931 | Faroe Islands |
| 1800s | 1.13 | 0.9671 | 0.1601 | Faroe Islands |
| 1810s | 1.35 | 1.11 | 0.2473 | Faroe Islands |
| 1820s | 1.62 | 1.26 | 0.36 | Faroe Islands |
| 1830s | 1.95 | 1.44 | 0.5042 | Faroe Islands |
| 1840s | 2.34 | 1.65 | 0.6875 | Faroe Islands |
| 1850s | 2.8 | 1.89 | 0.9193 | Faroe Islands |
| 1860s | 3.37 | 2.15 | 1.21 | Faroe Islands |
| 1870s | 4.04 | 2.46 | 1.58 | Faroe Islands |
| 1880s | 4.85 | 2.81 | 2.03 | Faroe Islands |
| 1890s | 5.82 | 3.22 | 2.6 | Faroe Islands |
| 1900s | 6.98 | 3.68 | 3.3 | Faroe Islands |
| 1910s | 8.38 | 4.2 | 4.17 | Faroe Islands |
| 1920s | 10.05 | 4.8 | 5.25 | Faroe Islands |
| 1930s | 12.06 | 5.49 | 6.57 | Faroe Islands |
| 1940s | 14.47 | 6.27 | 8.2 | Faroe Islands |
| 1950s | 18.53 | 7.53 | 10.99 | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 24.54 | 8.44 | 16.11 | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 30.1 | 10.96 | 19.14 | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 31.04 | 13.67 | 17.37 | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 32.64 | 17.76 | 14.87 | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 38.42 | 27.22 | 11.2 | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 41.18 | 36.66 | 4.52 | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 43.33 | 42.67 | 0.6512 | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Faroe Islands or Laos?
- Laos, at 44.45 against 44.42 in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Faroe Islands and Laos?
- 0.03, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Laos rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Laos ranks 158th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.