Iceland vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Iceland
3.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
3.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
205th
Libya rank
204th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.65 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 205th and Libya ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 people per square kilometre | 0.2977 people per square kilometre | 1.29 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.86 people per square kilometre | 0.8823 people per square kilometre | 0.9812 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.14 people per square kilometre | 1.67 people per square kilometre | 0.4647 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.43 people per square kilometre | 2.31 people per square kilometre | 0.1165 people per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.75 people per square kilometre | 2.9 people per square kilometre | 0.1504 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.11 people per square kilometre | 3.27 people per square kilometre | 0.1605 people per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.52 people per square kilometre | 3.58 people per square kilometre | 0.0643 people per square kilometre | Libya |
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, Iceland or Libya?
- Libya, at 3.65 people per square kilometre against 3.62 people per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Iceland and Libya?
- 0.03 people per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 205th and Libya ranks 204th 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.