Laos vs Saudi Arabia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Laos
12.89 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
13.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
181st
Saudi Arabia rank
179th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13.04 people per square kilometre against 12.89 people per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.15 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 181st and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8659 people per square kilometre | 0.5462 people per square kilometre | 0.3197 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.4 people per square kilometre | 1.22 people per square kilometre | 0.1805 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.2 people per square kilometre | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 0.4898 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.7 people per square kilometre | 4.77 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 7.59 people per square kilometre | 0.8453 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9.73 people per square kilometre | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 1.36 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 12.27 people per square kilometre | 12.49 people per square kilometre | 0.2217 people per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13.04 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 0.15 people per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 181st and Saudi Arabia ranks 179th 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.