Laos vs Oman: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Laos
12.89 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Oman
12.98 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
181st
Oman rank
180th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 12.98 people per square kilometre against 12.89 people per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.09 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 181st and Oman ranks 180th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8659 people per square kilometre | 0.4559 people per square kilometre | 0.41 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.4 people per square kilometre | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 0.2924 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.2 people per square kilometre | 2.71 people per square kilometre | 0.5032 people per square kilometre | Oman |
| 1990s | 3.7 people per square kilometre | 4.76 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | Oman |
| 2000s | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 5.74 people per square kilometre | 1 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 9.73 people per square kilometre | 9.89 people per square kilometre | 0.1556 people per square kilometre | Oman |
| 2020s | 12.27 people per square kilometre | 12.14 people per square kilometre | 0.1292 people per square kilometre | Laos |
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, Laos or Oman?
- Oman, at 12.98 people per square kilometre against 12.89 people per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Laos and Oman?
- 0.09 people per square kilometre, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Oman?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Oman rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 181st and Oman ranks 180th 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.