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

234th

Western Sahara rank

232nd

Population density over time

Western Sahara currently reports 3.13 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland, a difference of 3.03 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 234th and Western Sahara ranks 232nd of 234 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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