Finland vs Latvia: Population density
Finland
15.14 people per km²
in 2100
Latvia
14.87 people per km²
in 2100
Finland rank
212th
Latvia rank
213th
Population density over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.14 people per km² against 14.87 people per km² in Latvia, a difference of 0.27 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 212th and Latvia ranks 213th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2435 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 0.8258 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1100s | 0.2829 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | 0.8426 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1200s | 0.3224 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 0.8624 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1300s | 0.3619 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 0.8853 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1400s | 0.329 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | 0.9838 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1500s | 0.329 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1600s | 0.658 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | 0.7966 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.32 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | 0.2148 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1710s | 1.44 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | 0.347 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1720s | 1.57 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | 0.5102 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1730s | 1.72 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | 0.7105 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1740s | 1.88 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 0.9549 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1750s | 2.06 people per km² | 3.31 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1760s | 2.25 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1770s | 2.46 people per km² | 4.5 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1780s | 2.69 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | 2.57 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1790s | 2.94 people per km² | 6.13 people per km² | 3.19 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1800s | 2.87 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | 6.62 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1810s | 3.47 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | 6.02 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1820s | 4.13 people per km² | 10.24 people per km² | 6.11 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1830s | 4.6 people per km² | 12.03 people per km² | 7.43 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1840s | 5.01 people per km² | 14.15 people per km² | 9.14 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1850s | 5.51 people per km² | 16.64 people per km² | 11.13 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1860s | 5.74 people per km² | 19.54 people per km² | 13.8 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1870s | 6.2 people per km² | 22.95 people per km² | 16.75 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1880s | 7.19 people per km² | 26.94 people per km² | 19.76 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1890s | 8.18 people per km² | 31.64 people per km² | 23.46 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1900s | 9.11 people per km² | 37.12 people per km² | 28.01 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1910s | 9.92 people per km² | 35.05 people per km² | 25.13 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1920s | 10.76 people per km² | 29.74 people per km² | 18.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1930s | 11.69 people per km² | 30.5 people per km² | 18.8 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1940s | 12.61 people per km² | 30.84 people per km² | 18.24 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1950s | 13.84 people per km² | 32.09 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1960s | 14.96 people per km² | 35.97 people per km² | 21.01 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1970s | 15.43 people per km² | 39.2 people per km² | 23.77 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1980s | 16.06 people per km² | 41.45 people per km² | 25.39 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1990s | 16.74 people per km² | 40.47 people per km² | 23.73 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2000s | 17.26 people per km² | 36.24 people per km² | 18.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2010s | 17.96 people per km² | 32.01 people per km² | 14.05 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2020s | 18.4 people per km² | 29.78 people per km² | 11.38 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2030s | 18.24 people per km² | 27.55 people per km² | 9.3 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2040s | 17.85 people per km² | 25.45 people per km² | 7.6 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2050s | 17.38 people per km² | 23.34 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2060s | 16.89 people per km² | 21.12 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2070s | 16.43 people per km² | 19.07 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2080s | 15.93 people per km² | 17.28 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2090s | 15.42 people per km² | 15.71 people per km² | 0.286 people per km² | Latvia |
| 2100s | 15.14 people per km² | 14.87 people per km² | 0.2675 people per km² | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 15.14 people per km² against 14.87 people per km² in Latvia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.27 people per km², with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for population density?
- Finland ranks 212th 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.