South Korea vs Lebanon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
South Korea
430.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
510.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Lebanon rank
16th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 510.49 people per square kilometre against 430.34 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 80.15 people per square kilometre.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 17th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.68 people per square kilometre | 104.03 people per square kilometre | 4.34 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 175.07 people per square kilometre | 172.13 people per square kilometre | 2.94 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 272.99 people per square kilometre | 249.73 people per square kilometre | 23.25 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 363.98 people per square kilometre | 325.8 people per square kilometre | 38.19 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 399.25 people per square kilometre | 394.23 people per square kilometre | 5.02 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 423.61 people per square kilometre | 503.89 people per square kilometre | 80.28 people per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 430.86 people per square kilometre | 505.01 people per square kilometre | 74.16 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, South Korea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 510.49 people per square kilometre against 430.34 people per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between South Korea and Lebanon?
- 80.15 people per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lebanon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 17th 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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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.