North Korea vs Qatar: Population by income level, per square kilometre

North Korea
219.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
231.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
62nd
Qatar rank
59th

Population by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Qatar
050100150200250196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 231.16 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 11.76 units per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

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

North Korea ranks 62nd and Qatar ranks 59th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 110.36 units per square kilometre 5.78 units per square kilometre 104.57 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 138.83 units per square kilometre 16.03 units per square kilometre 122.8 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 161.9 units per square kilometre 30.5 units per square kilometre 131.41 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 186.23 units per square kilometre 44.23 units per square kilometre 142 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 201.79 units per square kilometre 82.64 units per square kilometre 119.15 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 211.89 units per square kilometre 187.54 units per square kilometre 24.35 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 218.25 units per square kilometre 230.91 units per square kilometre 12.66 units per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by income level, per square kilometre, North Korea or Qatar?
Qatar, at 231.16 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between North Korea and Qatar?
11.76 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Qatar rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 62nd and Qatar ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

North Korea vs Qatar: Population by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-by-income-level-per-square-kilometre/korea-dem-people-s-rep/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-by-income-level-per-square-kilometre/korea-dem-people-s-rep/qatar/">North Korea vs Qatar: Population by income level, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population by income level 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.