Bangladesh vs Lebanon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
424.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
510.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Lebanon rank
16th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 510.49 people per square kilometre against 424.22 people per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 86.27 people per square kilometre.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4 people per square kilometre | 104.03 people per square kilometre | 75.62 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 59.36 people per square kilometre | 172.13 people per square kilometre | 112.77 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 131.92 people per square kilometre | 249.73 people per square kilometre | 117.82 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 201.02 people per square kilometre | 325.8 people per square kilometre | 124.77 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 278.84 people per square kilometre | 394.23 people per square kilometre | 115.39 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 357.72 people per square kilometre | 503.89 people per square kilometre | 146.18 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 409.51 people per square kilometre | 505.01 people per square kilometre | 95.5 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 510.49 people per square kilometre against 424.22 people per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Lebanon?
- 86.27 people per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lebanon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.