What is the difference in population density between Greenland and Western Sahara?

3.04 people per km², with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Western Sahara?

183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

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.

Greenland vs Western Sahara: Population density

Greenland

0.0907 people per km²

in 2100

Western Sahara

3.13 people per km²

in 2100

Greenland rank

235th

Western Sahara rank

233rd

Population density over time

Greenland
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 3.13 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland, a difference of 3.04 people per km².

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 34.4 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 235th and Western Sahara ranks 233rd of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 32 and Western Sahara in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0026 people per km²	0.0002 people per km²	0.0024 people per km²	Greenland
1100s	0.0026 people per km²	0.0002 people per km²	0.0024 people per km²	Greenland
1200s	0.0027 people per km²	0.0004 people per km²	0.0023 people per km²	Greenland
1300s	0.0027 people per km²	0.0005 people per km²	0.0022 people per km²	Greenland
1400s	0.0028 people per km²	0.0008 people per km²	0.002 people per km²	Greenland
1500s	0.0028 people per km²	0.0012 people per km²	0.0016 people per km²	Greenland
1600s	0.0029 people per km²	0.0018 people per km²	0.0011 people per km²	Greenland
1700s	0.0029 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.0002 people per km²	Greenland
1710s	0.0033 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.0006 people per km²	Greenland
1720s	0.0037 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.001 people per km²	Greenland
1730s	0.0042 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.0015 people per km²	Greenland
1740s	0.0047 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.002 people per km²	Greenland
1750s	0.0053 people per km²	0.0027 people per km²	0.0026 people per km²	Greenland
1760s	0.006 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0032 people per km²	Greenland
1770s	0.0067 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.004 people per km²	Greenland
1780s	0.0076 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0048 people per km²	Greenland
1790s	0.0085 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0057 people per km²	Greenland
1800s	0.0096 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0068 people per km²	Greenland
1810s	0.0108 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.008 people per km²	Greenland
1820s	0.0121 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0093 people per km²	Greenland
1830s	0.0136 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0108 people per km²	Greenland
1840s	0.0153 people per km²	0.0029 people per km²	0.0125 people per km²	Greenland
1850s	0.0173 people per km²	0.0029 people per km²	0.0144 people per km²	Greenland
1860s	0.0194 people per km²	0.0029 people per km²	0.0165 people per km²	Greenland
1870s	0.0218 people per km²	0.003 people per km²	0.0189 people per km²	Greenland
1880s	0.0246 people per km²	0.003 people per km²	0.0215 people per km²	Greenland
1890s	0.0276 people per km²	0.0031 people per km²	0.0245 people per km²	Greenland
1900s	0.0311 people per km²	0.0032 people per km²	0.0279 people per km²	Greenland
1910s	0.035 people per km²	0.0032 people per km²	0.0317 people per km²	Greenland
1920s	0.0393 people per km²	0.0065 people per km²	0.0329 people per km²	Greenland
1930s	0.0443 people per km²	0.0129 people per km²	0.0313 people per km²	Greenland
1940s	0.0498 people per km²	0.0259 people per km²	0.0239 people per km²	Greenland
1950s	0.0642 people per km²	0.0746 people per km²	0.0104 people per km²	Western Sahara
1960s	0.0927 people per km²	0.1637 people per km²	0.071 people per km²	Western Sahara
1970s	0.1179 people per km²	0.2961 people per km²	0.1782 people per km²	Western Sahara
1980s	0.1287 people per km²	0.5564 people per km²	0.4277 people per km²	Western Sahara
1990s	0.1362 people per km²	0.7987 people per km²	0.6625 people per km²	Western Sahara
2000s	0.1381 people per km²	1.25 people per km²	1.11 people per km²	Western Sahara
2010s	0.1373 people per km²	1.79 people per km²	1.66 people per km²	Western Sahara
2020s	0.1358 people per km²	2.24 people per km²	2.1 people per km²	Western Sahara
2030s	0.1318 people per km²	2.57 people per km²	2.44 people per km²	Western Sahara
2040s	0.1253 people per km²	2.82 people per km²	2.69 people per km²	Western Sahara
2050s	0.1188 people per km²	2.99 people per km²	2.87 people per km²	Western Sahara
2060s	0.1125 people per km²	3.07 people per km²	2.96 people per km²	Western Sahara
2070s	0.1056 people per km²	3.11 people per km²	3.01 people per km²	Western Sahara
2080s	0.0993 people per km²	3.14 people per km²	3.04 people per km²	Western Sahara
2090s	0.0938 people per km²	3.14 people per km²	3.04 people per km²	Western Sahara
2100s	0.0907 people per km²	3.13 people per km²	3.03 people per km²	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Greenland or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 3.13 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Greenland and Western Sahara?: 3.04 people per km², with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Western Sahara?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Greenland and Western Sahara rank globally for population density?: Greenland ranks 235th and Western Sahara ranks 233rd 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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Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.