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
050100150200250100015502100

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