South Korea vs Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
South Korea
430.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
512.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Netherlands rank
15th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 512.21 people per square kilometre against 430.34 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 81.87 people per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
South Korea ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.68 people per square kilometre | 222.15 people per square kilometre | 122.47 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 175.07 people per square kilometre | 257.26 people per square kilometre | 82.19 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 272.99 people per square kilometre | 289.4 people per square kilometre | 16.41 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 363.98 people per square kilometre | 330.94 people per square kilometre | 33.04 people per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 399.25 people per square kilometre | 402.84 people per square kilometre | 3.58 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 423.61 people per square kilometre | 457.98 people per square kilometre | 34.37 people per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 430.86 people per square kilometre | 502.33 people per square kilometre | 71.48 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, South Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 512.21 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 Netherlands?
- 81.87 people per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 17th 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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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.