Jordan vs Switzerland: Population density
Jordan
240.14 people per km²
in 2100
Switzerland
230.99 people per km²
in 2100
Jordan rank
65th
Switzerland rank
68th
Population density over time
- Jordan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 240.14 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland, a difference of 9.15 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Jordan ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 45.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9798 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | 6.61 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 1.01 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 9.11 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 1.04 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 11.62 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 1.07 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 19.18 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 0.7771 people per km² | 15.19 people per km² | 14.41 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 0.9798 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 19.27 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 0.9798 people per km² | 25.31 people per km² | 24.33 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 0.7771 people per km² | 31.64 people per km² | 30.87 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 0.8105 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 31.74 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 0.8121 people per km² | 33.47 people per km² | 32.66 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 0.8137 people per km² | 34.43 people per km² | 33.61 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 0.8153 people per km² | 35.41 people per km² | 34.59 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 0.817 people per km² | 36.42 people per km² | 35.6 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 0.8186 people per km² | 37.45 people per km² | 36.64 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 0.8203 people per km² | 38.52 people per km² | 37.7 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 0.8219 people per km² | 39.62 people per km² | 38.8 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 0.8236 people per km² | 40.75 people per km² | 39.92 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 2.29 people per km² | 45.58 people per km² | 43.29 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 2.39 people per km² | 48.56 people per km² | 46.17 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 2.57 people per km² | 51.55 people per km² | 48.98 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 2.86 people per km² | 54.51 people per km² | 51.65 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 3.18 people per km² | 57.98 people per km² | 54.8 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 3.24 people per km² | 61.68 people per km² | 58.44 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2.96 people per km² | 65.14 people per km² | 62.18 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2.82 people per km² | 69.22 people per km² | 66.4 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2.83 people per km² | 73.04 people per km² | 70.21 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.84 people per km² | 78.53 people per km² | 75.69 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2.99 people per km² | 88.22 people per km² | 85.23 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.66 people per km² | 95.88 people per km² | 93.23 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2.37 people per km² | 99.89 people per km² | 97.52 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2.66 people per km² | 104.3 people per km² | 101.64 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 3.62 people per km² | 112.02 people per km² | 108.41 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 6.89 people per km² | 125.85 people per km² | 118.96 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 12.51 people per km² | 146.27 people per km² | 133.76 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 21.01 people per km² | 158.96 people per km² | 137.95 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 30.92 people per km² | 163.74 people per km² | 132.81 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 51.5 people per km² | 176.6 people per km² | 125.1 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 69.31 people per km² | 187.91 people per km² | 118.6 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 101.43 people per km² | 208.12 people per km² | 106.68 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 129.95 people per km² | 225.6 people per km² | 95.65 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2030s | 150.32 people per km² | 233.09 people per km² | 82.77 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2040s | 172.97 people per km² | 235.65 people per km² | 62.68 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2050s | 191.72 people per km² | 236.06 people per km² | 44.35 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2060s | 207.36 people per km² | 233.87 people per km² | 26.51 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2070s | 220.6 people per km² | 231.58 people per km² | 10.98 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2080s | 230.43 people per km² | 230.06 people per km² | 0.3677 people per km² | Jordan |
| 2090s | 237.64 people per km² | 230.24 people per km² | 7.41 people per km² | Jordan |
| 2100s | 240.14 people per km² | 230.99 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Jordan or Switzerland?
- Jordan, at 240.14 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Jordan and Switzerland?
- 9.15 people per km², with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Switzerland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Jordan and Switzerland rank globally for population density?
- Jordan ranks 65th 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.