Israel vs Lebanon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Israel
391.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
510.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
19th
Lebanon rank
16th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 510.49 people per square kilometre against 391.42 people per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 119.07 people per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 19th 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 Israel Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 87.89 people per square kilometre 104.03 people per square kilometre 16.14 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 130.94 people per square kilometre 172.13 people per square kilometre 41.18 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 168.38 people per square kilometre 249.73 people per square kilometre 81.35 people per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 221.72 people per square kilometre 325.8 people per square kilometre 104.08 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 282.26 people per square kilometre 394.23 people per square kilometre 111.97 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 338.36 people per square kilometre 503.89 people per square kilometre 165.53 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 381.76 people per square kilometre 505.01 people per square kilometre 123.26 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, Israel or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 510.49 people per square kilometre against 391.42 people per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Israel and Lebanon?
119.07 people per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lebanon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 19th 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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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.