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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.