Iraq vs Switzerland: Population density
Iraq
231.84 people per km²
in 2100
Switzerland
230.99 people per km²
in 2100
Iraq rank
67th
Switzerland rank
68th
Population density over time
- Iraq
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 231.84 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland, a difference of 0.85 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iraq ranks 67th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.61 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 4.03 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 6.09 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 3.17 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 2.3 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 17.94 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 2.3 people per km² | 15.19 people per km² | 12.88 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 2.3 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 17.94 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 2.88 people per km² | 25.31 people per km² | 22.43 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 2.3 people per km² | 31.64 people per km² | 29.34 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 2.3 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 30.24 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 2.3 people per km² | 33.47 people per km² | 31.17 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 2.3 people per km² | 34.43 people per km² | 32.12 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 2.31 people per km² | 35.41 people per km² | 33.1 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 2.31 people per km² | 36.42 people per km² | 34.11 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 2.31 people per km² | 37.45 people per km² | 35.15 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 2.31 people per km² | 38.52 people per km² | 36.21 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 2.31 people per km² | 39.62 people per km² | 37.31 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 2.31 people per km² | 40.75 people per km² | 38.44 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 2.35 people per km² | 45.58 people per km² | 43.23 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 2.46 people per km² | 48.56 people per km² | 46.1 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 2.57 people per km² | 51.55 people per km² | 48.98 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 2.69 people per km² | 54.51 people per km² | 51.82 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 2.81 people per km² | 57.98 people per km² | 55.17 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 2.94 people per km² | 61.68 people per km² | 58.74 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 3.34 people per km² | 65.14 people per km² | 61.8 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 3.84 people per km² | 69.22 people per km² | 65.38 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 4.08 people per km² | 73.04 people per km² | 68.96 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 4.8 people per km² | 78.53 people per km² | 73.73 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 5.99 people per km² | 88.22 people per km² | 82.23 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 7.19 people per km² | 95.88 people per km² | 88.69 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 8.48 people per km² | 99.89 people per km² | 91.4 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 9.22 people per km² | 104.3 people per km² | 95.08 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 10.96 people per km² | 112.02 people per km² | 101.07 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 14.45 people per km² | 125.85 people per km² | 111.4 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 18.7 people per km² | 146.27 people per km² | 127.57 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 26.24 people per km² | 158.96 people per km² | 132.71 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 35.64 people per km² | 163.74 people per km² | 128.1 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 46.99 people per km² | 176.6 people per km² | 129.6 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 63.22 people per km² | 187.91 people per km² | 124.69 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 84.2 people per km² | 208.12 people per km² | 123.92 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 107.18 people per km² | 225.6 people per km² | 118.42 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2030s | 130.23 people per km² | 233.09 people per km² | 102.87 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2040s | 153.58 people per km² | 235.65 people per km² | 82.07 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2050s | 174.8 people per km² | 236.06 people per km² | 61.26 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2060s | 193.53 people per km² | 233.87 people per km² | 40.34 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2070s | 209.01 people per km² | 231.58 people per km² | 22.57 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2080s | 220.69 people per km² | 230.06 people per km² | 9.37 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2090s | 228.81 people per km² | 230.24 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2100s | 231.84 people per km² | 230.99 people per km² | 0.857 people per km² | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Iraq or Switzerland?
- Iraq, at 231.84 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Iraq and Switzerland?
- 0.85 people per km², with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Switzerland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and Switzerland rank globally for population density?
- Iraq ranks 67th and Switzerland ranks 68th 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.