Luxembourg vs Qatar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Luxembourg
244.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
257.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
31st
Qatar rank
29th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 257.42 people per square kilometre against 244.91 people per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 12.51 people per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 155.45 people per square kilometre 80.36 people per square kilometre 75.09 people per square kilometre Luxembourg
2010s 198.9 people per square kilometre 197.07 people per square kilometre 1.83 people per square kilometre Luxembourg
2020s 237.63 people per square kilometre 248.06 people per square kilometre 10.43 people per square kilometre Qatar

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, Luxembourg or Qatar?
Qatar, at 257.42 people per square kilometre against 244.91 people per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Luxembourg and Qatar?
12.51 people per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Qatar?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Qatar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Luxembourg ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th 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.