Belgium vs Benin: Population density
Belgium
365.29 people per km²
in 2100
Benin
351.08 people per km²
in 2100
Belgium rank
43rd
Benin rank
44th
Population density over time
- Belgium
- Benin
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 365.29 people per km² against 351.08 people per km² in Benin, a difference of 14.21 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Benin ranks 44th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 47 and Benin in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13.21 people per km² | 14.26 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Benin |
| 1100s | 19.82 people per km² | 16.3 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1200s | 29.72 people per km² | 18.62 people per km² | 11.1 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1300s | 41.28 people per km² | 21.28 people per km² | 20 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1400s | 26.42 people per km² | 23.94 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1500s | 41.28 people per km² | 26.61 people per km² | 14.68 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1600s | 49.54 people per km² | 27.49 people per km² | 22.05 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1700s | 57.79 people per km² | 55.54 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1710s | 63.27 people per km² | 51.27 people per km² | 12 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1720s | 68.74 people per km² | 47.32 people per km² | 21.42 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1730s | 74.21 people per km² | 43.68 people per km² | 30.53 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1740s | 79.69 people per km² | 40.32 people per km² | 39.36 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1750s | 85.16 people per km² | 37.22 people per km² | 47.94 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1760s | 90.63 people per km² | 34.36 people per km² | 56.28 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1770s | 96.11 people per km² | 31.71 people per km² | 64.39 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1780s | 101.58 people per km² | 29.28 people per km² | 72.3 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1790s | 107.05 people per km² | 27.02 people per km² | 80.03 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1800s | 108.67 people per km² | 5.65 people per km² | 103.03 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1810s | 111.72 people per km² | 5.65 people per km² | 106.08 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1820s | 118.09 people per km² | 5.84 people per km² | 112.25 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1830s | 128.68 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | 122.41 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1840s | 140.15 people per km² | 6.74 people per km² | 133.4 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1850s | 151.15 people per km² | 7.2 people per km² | 143.95 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1860s | 161.65 people per km² | 7.77 people per km² | 153.88 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1870s | 174.6 people per km² | 8.59 people per km² | 166.01 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1880s | 190.76 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | 181.35 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1890s | 209.92 people per km² | 10.13 people per km² | 199.79 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1900s | 232.53 people per km² | 10.99 people per km² | 221.54 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1910s | 247.36 people per km² | 12.07 people per km² | 235.29 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1920s | 256.25 people per km² | 13.52 people per km² | 242.73 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1930s | 269.62 people per km² | 15.61 people per km² | 254.01 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1940s | 278.93 people per km² | 18.27 people per km² | 260.66 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1950s | 291.22 people per km² | 20.85 people per km² | 270.37 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1960s | 309.08 people per km² | 24.31 people per km² | 284.77 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1970s | 321.43 people per km² | 30.32 people per km² | 291.11 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1980s | 326.32 people per km² | 39.84 people per km² | 286.48 people per km² | Belgium |
| 1990s | 333.92 people per km² | 54.37 people per km² | 279.55 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2000s | 346.25 people per km² | 73.81 people per km² | 272.44 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2010s | 371.06 people per km² | 99.54 people per km² | 271.52 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2020s | 386.86 people per km² | 129.9 people per km² | 256.96 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2030s | 391.63 people per km² | 162.42 people per km² | 229.21 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2040s | 392.84 people per km² | 197.26 people per km² | 195.58 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2050s | 389.53 people per km² | 232.19 people per km² | 157.34 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2060s | 382.79 people per km² | 265.31 people per km² | 117.47 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2070s | 377.54 people per km² | 295.87 people per km² | 81.67 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2080s | 373.19 people per km² | 321.76 people per km² | 51.43 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2090s | 368.31 people per km² | 342.09 people per km² | 26.22 people per km² | Belgium |
| 2100s | 365.29 people per km² | 351.08 people per km² | 14.21 people per km² | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Belgium or Benin?
- Belgium, at 365.29 people per km² against 351.08 people per km² in Benin as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Belgium and Benin?
- 14.21 people per km², with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Benin?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Belgium and Benin rank globally for population density?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Benin ranks 44th 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.