Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
424.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
512.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 512.21 people per square kilometre against 424.22 people per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 87.99 people per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4 people per square kilometre | 222.15 people per square kilometre | 193.75 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 59.36 people per square kilometre | 257.26 people per square kilometre | 197.9 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 131.92 people per square kilometre | 289.4 people per square kilometre | 157.48 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 201.02 people per square kilometre | 330.94 people per square kilometre | 129.92 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 278.84 people per square kilometre | 402.84 people per square kilometre | 124 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 357.72 people per square kilometre | 457.98 people per square kilometre | 100.27 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 409.51 people per square kilometre | 502.33 people per square kilometre | 92.82 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 512.21 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 Netherlands?
- 87.99 people per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.