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
01234196119922023

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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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.