Colombia vs Laos: Population density
Colombia
42.43 people per km²
in 2100
Laos
40.11 people per km²
in 2100
Colombia rank
176th
Laos rank
179th
Population density over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 42.43 people per km² against 40.11 people per km² in Laos, a difference of 2.32 people per km².
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 176th and Laos ranks 179th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 25 and Laos in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.16 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.45 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1200s | 2.74 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 1.41 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.02 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1.56 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.31 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.6 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.13 people per km² | 2.17 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Laos |
| 1700s | 0.7201 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Laos |
| 1710s | 0.7705 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | Laos |
| 1720s | 0.821 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | Laos |
| 1730s | 0.8714 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | Laos |
| 1740s | 0.9218 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | Laos |
| 1750s | 0.9722 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Laos |
| 1760s | 1.02 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Laos |
| 1770s | 1.07 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Laos |
| 1780s | 1.12 people per km² | 2.95 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Laos |
| 1790s | 1.17 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Laos |
| 1800s | 1.09 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.9494 people per km² | Laos |
| 1810s | 1.09 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.9491 people per km² | Laos |
| 1820s | 1.27 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | 0.8543 people per km² | Laos |
| 1830s | 1.61 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 0.7229 people per km² | Laos |
| 1840s | 1.79 people per km² | 2.57 people per km² | 0.7755 people per km² | Laos |
| 1850s | 2.11 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 0.7012 people per km² | Laos |
| 1860s | 2.3 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | 0.7477 people per km² | Laos |
| 1870s | 2.35 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | Laos |
| 1880s | 2.78 people per km² | 4.37 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | Laos |
| 1890s | 3.31 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | Laos |
| 1900s | 3.98 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Laos |
| 1910s | 4.97 people per km² | 5.06 people per km² | 0.0955 people per km² | Laos |
| 1920s | 6.32 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1930s | 7.7 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.83 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1940s | 9.31 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | 3.88 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1950s | 12.04 people per km² | 8.12 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1960s | 16.15 people per km² | 10.21 people per km² | 5.95 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1970s | 20.84 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 8.01 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1980s | 26.08 people per km² | 16.07 people per km² | 10.01 people per km² | Colombia |
| 1990s | 31.95 people per km² | 21.02 people per km² | 10.93 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2000s | 37.65 people per km² | 25.27 people per km² | 12.38 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2010s | 42.36 people per km² | 29.33 people per km² | 13.03 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2020s | 47.84 people per km² | 33.86 people per km² | 13.98 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2030s | 51.56 people per km² | 37.87 people per km² | 13.69 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2040s | 53.25 people per km² | 40.96 people per km² | 12.29 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2050s | 53.39 people per km² | 43.02 people per km² | 10.36 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2060s | 52.42 people per km² | 43.95 people per km² | 8.48 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2070s | 50.41 people per km² | 43.79 people per km² | 6.62 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2080s | 47.48 people per km² | 42.77 people per km² | 4.71 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2090s | 44.19 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 3.03 people per km² | Colombia |
| 2100s | 42.43 people per km² | 40.11 people per km² | 2.33 people per km² | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Colombia or Laos?
- Colombia, at 42.43 people per km² against 40.11 people per km² in Laos as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Colombia and Laos?
- 2.32 people per km², with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for population density?
- Colombia ranks 176th and Laos ranks 179th 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.