Canada vs Namibia: Population density
Canada
6.1 people per km²
in 2100
Namibia
7.16 people per km²
in 2100
Canada rank
226th
Namibia rank
223rd
Population density over time
- Canada
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.16 people per km² against 6.1 people per km² in Canada, a difference of 1.06 people per km².
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Canada ranks 226th and Namibia ranks 223rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 20 and Namibia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0114 people per km² | 0.1136 people per km² | 0.1022 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0.0137 people per km² | 0.122 people per km² | 0.1084 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0.0159 people per km² | 0.1311 people per km² | 0.1151 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0.0182 people per km² | 0.1408 people per km² | 0.1226 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0.0205 people per km² | 0.1512 people per km² | 0.1307 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0.0228 people per km² | 0.1624 people per km² | 0.1396 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0.0228 people per km² | 0.1744 people per km² | 0.1517 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1700s | 0.0228 people per km² | 0.1874 people per km² | 0.1646 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1710s | 0.0259 people per km² | 0.1957 people per km² | 0.1699 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1720s | 0.0301 people per km² | 0.2045 people per km² | 0.1745 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1730s | 0.0351 people per km² | 0.2138 people per km² | 0.1787 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1740s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.2234 people per km² | 0.1824 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1750s | 0.0481 people per km² | 0.2336 people per km² | 0.1855 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1760s | 0.0565 people per km² | 0.2442 people per km² | 0.1877 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1770s | 0.0666 people per km² | 0.2554 people per km² | 0.1889 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1780s | 0.0786 people per km² | 0.2672 people per km² | 0.1886 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1790s | 0.0929 people per km² | 0.2795 people per km² | 0.1866 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1800s | 0.0637 people per km² | 0.2621 people per km² | 0.1985 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1810s | 0.0814 people per km² | 0.2294 people per km² | 0.148 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1820s | 0.11 people per km² | 0.2008 people per km² | 0.0908 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1830s | 0.1584 people per km² | 0.1757 people per km² | 0.0173 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1840s | 0.2309 people per km² | 0.1538 people per km² | 0.0771 people per km² | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.3249 people per km² | 0.1503 people per km² | 0.1746 people per km² | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.4013 people per km² | 0.1674 people per km² | 0.234 people per km² | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.4563 people per km² | 0.1867 people per km² | 0.2696 people per km² | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.5188 people per km² | 0.2083 people per km² | 0.3106 people per km² | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.5773 people per km² | 0.2323 people per km² | 0.345 people per km² | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.6921 people per km² | 0.2668 people per km² | 0.4254 people per km² | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.8759 people per km² | 0.3151 people per km² | 0.5608 people per km² | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.06 people per km² | 0.378 people per km² | 0.6802 people per km² | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.22 people per km² | 0.4633 people per km² | 0.7591 people per km² | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.41 people per km² | 0.5633 people per km² | 0.8476 people per km² | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.77 people per km² | 0.6621 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.22 people per km² | 0.7981 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.61 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 1.56 people per km² | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.94 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.33 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.68 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.08 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.53 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | 0.8295 people per km² | Canada |
| 2030s | 4.87 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | 0.4317 people per km² | Canada |
| 2040s | 5.09 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 0.0272 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2050s | 5.27 people per km² | 5.75 people per km² | 0.4862 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2060s | 5.45 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | 0.8253 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2070s | 5.64 people per km² | 6.67 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2080s | 5.82 people per km² | 6.95 people per km² | 1.14 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2090s | 5.99 people per km² | 7.12 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2100s | 6.1 people per km² | 7.16 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Canada or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 7.16 people per km² against 6.1 people per km² in Canada as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Canada and Namibia?
- 1.06 people per km², with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Namibia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Canada and Namibia rank globally for population density?
- Canada ranks 226th and Namibia ranks 223rd 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.