Namibia vs Saint Helena: Population density
Namibia
7.16 people per km²
in 2100
Saint Helena
6.81 people per km²
in 2100
Namibia rank
223rd
Saint Helena rank
224th
Population density over time
- Namibia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.16 people per km² against 6.81 people per km² in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.35 people per km².
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 163 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Namibia ranks 223rd and Saint Helena ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.2782 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 4.84 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1820s | 0.2131 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1850s | 0.1492 people per km² | 16.15 people per km² | 16 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1860s | 0.161 people per km² | 17.69 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1870s | 0.1796 people per km² | 15.9 people per km² | 15.72 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1880s | 0.2004 people per km² | 13.08 people per km² | 12.88 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1890s | 0.2235 people per km² | 10 people per km² | 9.78 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1900s | 0.2511 people per km² | 8.46 people per km² | 8.21 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1910s | 0.2974 people per km² | 8.97 people per km² | 8.68 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1920s | 0.351 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | 9.14 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1930s | 0.4313 people per km² | 10.77 people per km² | 10.34 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1940s | 0.5787 people per km² | 12.82 people per km² | 12.24 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 0.6621 people per km² | 13.65 people per km² | 12.99 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 0.7981 people per km² | 14.14 people per km² | 13.34 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 1.05 people per km² | 15.64 people per km² | 14.59 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 1.33 people per km² | 16.96 people per km² | 15.63 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 1.91 people per km² | 16.4 people per km² | 14.48 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 2.37 people per km² | 14.44 people per km² | 12.07 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 2.86 people per km² | 14.03 people per km² | 11.17 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 3.7 people per km² | 13.43 people per km² | 9.73 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2030s | 4.43 people per km² | 12.08 people per km² | 7.65 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2040s | 5.12 people per km² | 10.86 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2050s | 5.75 people per km² | 9.73 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2060s | 6.28 people per km² | 8.75 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2070s | 6.67 people per km² | 8.07 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2080s | 6.95 people per km² | 7.54 people per km² | 0.5823 people per km² | Saint Helena |
| 2090s | 7.12 people per km² | 7.04 people per km² | 0.0768 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2100s | 7.16 people per km² | 6.81 people per km² | 0.3587 people per km² | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Namibia or Saint Helena?
- Namibia, at 7.16 people per km² against 6.81 people per km² in Saint Helena as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Namibia and Saint Helena?
- 0.35 people per km², with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saint Helena?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Namibia and Saint Helena rank globally for population density?
- Namibia ranks 223rd and Saint Helena ranks 224th 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.