Argentina vs Latvia: Population density
Argentina
13.98 people per km²
in 2100
Latvia
14.87 people per km²
in 2100
Argentina rank
215th
Latvia rank
213th
Population density over time
- Argentina
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 14.87 people per km² against 13.98 people per km² in Argentina, a difference of 0.89 people per km².
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 215th and Latvia ranks 213th of 235 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0731 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 0.9962 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1100s | 0.0804 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1200s | 0.0877 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1300s | 0.095 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1400s | 0.1023 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1500s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1600s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1700s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1710s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1720s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1730s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | 2.32 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1740s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1750s | 0.1096 people per km² | 3.31 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1760s | 0.1096 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 3.75 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1770s | 0.1096 people per km² | 4.5 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1780s | 0.1096 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1790s | 0.1096 people per km² | 6.13 people per km² | 6.02 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1800s | 0.173 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | 9.32 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1810s | 0.1691 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | 9.32 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1820s | 0.211 people per km² | 10.24 people per km² | 10.03 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1830s | 0.2532 people per km² | 12.03 people per km² | 11.78 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1840s | 0.3323 people per km² | 14.15 people per km² | 13.82 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1850s | 0.4339 people per km² | 16.64 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.5528 people per km² | 19.54 people per km² | 18.99 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.7581 people per km² | 22.95 people per km² | 22.19 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1880s | 1.04 people per km² | 26.94 people per km² | 25.91 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1890s | 1.43 people per km² | 31.64 people per km² | 30.21 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.03 people per km² | 37.12 people per km² | 35.08 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1910s | 2.79 people per km² | 35.05 people per km² | 32.26 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1920s | 3.68 people per km² | 29.74 people per km² | 26.06 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1930s | 4.67 people per km² | 30.5 people per km² | 25.83 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1940s | 5.61 people per km² | 30.84 people per km² | 25.23 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1950s | 6.77 people per km² | 32.09 people per km² | 25.32 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1960s | 8.02 people per km² | 35.97 people per km² | 27.95 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1970s | 9.39 people per km² | 39.2 people per km² | 29.82 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1980s | 11 people per km² | 41.45 people per km² | 30.45 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1990s | 12.72 people per km² | 40.47 people per km² | 27.75 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2000s | 14.26 people per km² | 36.24 people per km² | 21.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2010s | 15.79 people per km² | 32.01 people per km² | 16.22 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2020s | 16.73 people per km² | 29.78 people per km² | 13.05 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2030s | 17.24 people per km² | 27.55 people per km² | 10.31 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2040s | 17.58 people per km² | 25.45 people per km² | 7.86 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2050s | 17.58 people per km² | 23.34 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2060s | 17.17 people per km² | 21.12 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2070s | 16.51 people per km² | 19.07 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2080s | 15.64 people per km² | 17.28 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2090s | 14.58 people per km² | 15.71 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2100s | 13.98 people per km² | 14.87 people per km² | 0.8913 people per km² | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Argentina or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 14.87 people per km² against 13.98 people per km² in Argentina as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Argentina and Latvia?
- 0.89 people per km², with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for population density?
- Argentina ranks 215th and Latvia ranks 213th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.