Croatia vs Laos: Population density
Croatia
38.27 people per km²
in 2100
Laos
40.11 people per km²
in 2100
Croatia rank
182nd
Laos rank
179th
Population density over time
- Croatia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 40.11 people per km² against 38.27 people per km² in Croatia, a difference of 1.84 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 182nd and Laos ranks 179th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 46 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.51 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 6.45 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1100s | 7.93 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | 6.75 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1200s | 8.36 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 7.04 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1300s | 8.79 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 7.33 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1400s | 9.22 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 7.62 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1500s | 9.65 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | 7.92 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1600s | 11.79 people per km² | 2.17 people per km² | 9.63 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1700s | 11.79 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 9.19 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1710s | 12.06 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1720s | 12.55 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 9.86 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1730s | 13.06 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | 10.33 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1740s | 13.59 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 10.82 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1750s | 14.15 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | 11.33 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1760s | 14.73 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | 11.87 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1770s | 15.33 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 12.42 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1780s | 15.95 people per km² | 2.95 people per km² | 13.01 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1790s | 16.6 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 13.61 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1800s | 21.94 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 19.91 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1810s | 21.95 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 19.91 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1820s | 22.85 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | 20.72 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1830s | 24.93 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 22.59 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1840s | 27.21 people per km² | 2.57 people per km² | 24.64 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1850s | 29.72 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | 26.91 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1860s | 32.49 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | 29.44 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1870s | 35.51 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | 31.99 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1880s | 38.82 people per km² | 4.37 people per km² | 34.45 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1890s | 42.44 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 37.02 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1900s | 46.39 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | 40.56 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1910s | 50.71 people per km² | 5.06 people per km² | 45.64 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1920s | 55.37 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | 51.2 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1930s | 60.44 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 56.57 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1940s | 65.98 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | 60.55 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1950s | 72.3 people per km² | 8.12 people per km² | 64.18 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1960s | 77.33 people per km² | 10.21 people per km² | 67.12 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1970s | 81.2 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 68.38 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1980s | 84.68 people per km² | 16.07 people per km² | 68.61 people per km² | Croatia |
| 1990s | 82.85 people per km² | 21.02 people per km² | 61.83 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2000s | 77.06 people per km² | 25.27 people per km² | 51.79 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2010s | 74.54 people per km² | 29.33 people per km² | 45.21 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2020s | 68.88 people per km² | 33.86 people per km² | 35.02 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2030s | 64.67 people per km² | 37.87 people per km² | 26.8 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2040s | 60.31 people per km² | 40.96 people per km² | 19.36 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2050s | 55.73 people per km² | 43.02 people per km² | 12.71 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2060s | 51.23 people per km² | 43.95 people per km² | 7.28 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2070s | 47.1 people per km² | 43.79 people per km² | 3.32 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2080s | 43.42 people per km² | 42.77 people per km² | 0.6445 people per km² | Croatia |
| 2090s | 40.05 people per km² | 41.16 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Laos |
| 2100s | 38.27 people per km² | 40.11 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Croatia or Laos?
- Laos, at 40.11 people per km² against 38.27 people per km² in Croatia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Croatia and Laos?
- 1.84 people per km², with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Laos?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Croatia and Laos rank globally for population density?
- Croatia ranks 182nd 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.