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

Netherlands
512.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
San Marino
546.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
15th
San Marino rank
14th

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

  • Netherlands
  • San Marino
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How they compare

San Marino currently reports 546.09 people per square kilometre against 512.21 people per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 33.88 people per square kilometre.

That makes San Marino's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 15th and San Marino ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands San Marino Difference Ahead
1960s 222.15 people per square kilometre 153.27 people per square kilometre 68.88 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 257.26 people per square kilometre 226.54 people per square kilometre 30.72 people per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 289.4 people per square kilometre 327.43 people per square kilometre 38.04 people per square kilometre San Marino
1990s 330.94 people per square kilometre 382.77 people per square kilometre 51.82 people per square kilometre San Marino
2000s 402.84 people per square kilometre 449.4 people per square kilometre 46.57 people per square kilometre San Marino
2010s 457.98 people per square kilometre 542.49 people per square kilometre 84.51 people per square kilometre San Marino
2020s 502.33 people per square kilometre 555.01 people per square kilometre 52.68 people per square kilometre San Marino

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, Netherlands or San Marino?
San Marino, at 546.09 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 Netherlands and San Marino?
33.88 people per square kilometre, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and San Marino?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and San Marino rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 15th and San Marino ranks 14th 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.