Iceland vs Libya: Population density

Iceland

3.6 people per km²

in 2100

Libya

5.56 people per km²

in 2100

Iceland rank

230th

Libya rank

227th

Population density over time

Libya currently reports 5.56 people per km² against 3.6 people per km² in Iceland, a difference of 1.96 people per km².

That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 230th and Libya ranks 227th 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.