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

Nauru
593.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
512.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
12th
Netherlands rank
15th

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

  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
200300400500600196119922023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 593.75 people per square kilometre against 512.21 people per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 81.54 people per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 285.62 people per square kilometre 222.15 people per square kilometre 63.47 people per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 350.26 people per square kilometre 257.26 people per square kilometre 93 people per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 424.57 people per square kilometre 289.4 people per square kilometre 135.18 people per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 503.31 people per square kilometre 330.94 people per square kilometre 172.37 people per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 503.14 people per square kilometre 402.84 people per square kilometre 100.3 people per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 540.79 people per square kilometre 457.98 people per square kilometre 82.81 people per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 587.85 people per square kilometre 502.33 people per square kilometre 85.52 people per square kilometre Nauru

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, Nauru or Netherlands?
Nauru, at 593.75 people per square kilometre against 512.21 people per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nauru and Netherlands?
81.54 people per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Nauru ranks 12th 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.