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

Lebanon
510.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
512.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
16th
Netherlands rank
15th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 512.21 people per square kilometre against 510.49 people per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 1.72 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lebanon ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 104.03 people per square kilometre 222.15 people per square kilometre 118.12 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 172.13 people per square kilometre 257.26 people per square kilometre 85.13 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 249.73 people per square kilometre 289.4 people per square kilometre 39.66 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 325.8 people per square kilometre 330.94 people per square kilometre 5.15 people per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 394.23 people per square kilometre 402.84 people per square kilometre 8.61 people per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 503.89 people per square kilometre 457.98 people per square kilometre 45.91 people per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 505.01 people per square kilometre 502.33 people per square kilometre 2.68 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, Lebanon or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 512.21 people per square kilometre against 510.49 people per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Netherlands?
1.72 people per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 16th 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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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.