Nepal vs Switzerland: Population density
Nepal
222.05 people per km²
in 2100
Switzerland
230.99 people per km²
in 2100
Nepal rank
70th
Switzerland rank
68th
Population density over time
- Nepal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 230.99 people per km² against 222.05 people per km² in Nepal, a difference of 8.94 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.46 people per km² | 7.59 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | Nepal |
| 1100s | 11.16 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | Nepal |
| 1200s | 11.86 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 0.796 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 12.56 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 13.25 people per km² | 15.19 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 13.95 people per km² | 20.25 people per km² | 6.3 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 17.44 people per km² | 25.31 people per km² | 7.87 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 20.93 people per km² | 31.64 people per km² | 10.72 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 21.44 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 11.11 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 21.95 people per km² | 33.47 people per km² | 11.52 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 22.46 people per km² | 34.43 people per km² | 11.96 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 22.98 people per km² | 35.41 people per km² | 12.43 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 23.49 people per km² | 36.42 people per km² | 12.93 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 24 people per km² | 37.45 people per km² | 13.45 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 24.51 people per km² | 38.52 people per km² | 14.01 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 25.02 people per km² | 39.62 people per km² | 14.59 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 25.54 people per km² | 40.75 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 27.72 people per km² | 45.58 people per km² | 17.86 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 27.3 people per km² | 48.56 people per km² | 21.25 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 27.56 people per km² | 51.55 people per km² | 23.99 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 28.62 people per km² | 54.51 people per km² | 25.89 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 29.73 people per km² | 57.98 people per km² | 28.25 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 30.79 people per km² | 61.68 people per km² | 30.88 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 31.77 people per km² | 65.14 people per km² | 33.36 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 32.96 people per km² | 69.22 people per km² | 36.26 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 34.4 people per km² | 73.04 people per km² | 38.64 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 35.38 people per km² | 78.53 people per km² | 43.15 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 36.55 people per km² | 88.22 people per km² | 51.67 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 37.52 people per km² | 95.88 people per km² | 58.36 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 37.34 people per km² | 99.89 people per km² | 62.55 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 37.3 people per km² | 104.3 people per km² | 67 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 46.74 people per km² | 112.02 people per km² | 65.29 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 63.98 people per km² | 125.85 people per km² | 61.88 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 77.4 people per km² | 146.27 people per km² | 68.87 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 95.96 people per km² | 158.96 people per km² | 63 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 120.57 people per km² | 163.74 people per km² | 43.16 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 152.83 people per km² | 176.6 people per km² | 23.77 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 181.62 people per km² | 187.91 people per km² | 6.29 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 193.85 people per km² | 208.12 people per km² | 14.27 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 206.95 people per km² | 225.6 people per km² | 18.65 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2030s | 220.77 people per km² | 233.09 people per km² | 12.32 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2040s | 235.41 people per km² | 235.65 people per km² | 0.2449 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2050s | 245.2 people per km² | 236.06 people per km² | 9.14 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2060s | 249.39 people per km² | 233.87 people per km² | 15.52 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2070s | 247.67 people per km² | 231.58 people per km² | 16.09 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2080s | 240.45 people per km² | 230.06 people per km² | 10.38 people per km² | Nepal |
| 2090s | 229.13 people per km² | 230.24 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2100s | 222.05 people per km² | 230.99 people per km² | 8.93 people per km² | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nepal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 230.99 people per km² against 222.05 people per km² in Nepal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nepal and Switzerland?
- 8.94 people per km², with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Switzerland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nepal and Switzerland rank globally for population density?
- Nepal ranks 70th 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.