Nauru vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Population density

Nauru
1,034 people per km²
in 2100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,244 people per km²
in 2100
Nauru rank
16th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
14th

Population density over time

  • Nauru
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
05001.0k1.5k180019502100

How they compare

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 1,244 people per km² against 1,034 people per km² in Nauru, a difference of 210 people per km².

That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nauru ahead.

Nauru ranks 16th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 234 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Difference Ahead
1950s 195.09 people per km² 57.59 people per km² 137.5 people per km² Nauru
1960s 281.12 people per km² 123.92 people per km² 157.2 people per km² Nauru
1970s 351.29 people per km² 262.49 people per km² 88.81 people per km² Nauru
1980s 425.69 people per km² 552.14 people per km² 126.44 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1990s 504.42 people per km² 914.04 people per km² 409.62 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2000s 504.28 people per km² 940.04 people per km² 435.76 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2010s 541.92 people per km² 1,090 people per km² 548.17 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s 601.1 people per km² 1,281 people per km² 680.3 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2030s 659.47 people per km² 1,413 people per km² 753.17 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2040s 742.87 people per km² 1,486 people per km² 742.79 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2050s 821.34 people per km² 1,496 people per km² 674.55 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2060s 886.69 people per km² 1,468 people per km² 581.67 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2070s 946.55 people per km² 1,425 people per km² 478.36 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2080s 994.25 people per km² 1,367 people per km² 373.06 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2090s 1,023 people per km² 1,292 people per km² 268.66 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2100s 1,034 people per km² 1,244 people per km² 209.89 people per km² Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Nauru or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 1,244 people per km² against 1,034 people per km² in Nauru as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Nauru and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
210 people per km², with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Nauru and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for population density?
Nauru ranks 16th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 234 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

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

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