Niger vs Vanuatu: Population density
Niger
71.7 people per km²
in 2100
Vanuatu
71.82 people per km²
in 2100
Niger rank
147th
Vanuatu rank
146th
Population density over time
- Niger
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 71.82 people per km² against 71.7 people per km² in Niger, a difference of 0.12 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 146th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4326 people per km² | 0.0758 people per km² | 0.3568 people per km² | Niger |
| 1100s | 0.4651 people per km² | 0.1137 people per km² | 0.3514 people per km² | Niger |
| 1200s | 0.4975 people per km² | 0.1706 people per km² | 0.327 people per km² | Niger |
| 1300s | 0.5526 people per km² | 0.2559 people per km² | 0.2968 people per km² | Niger |
| 1400s | 0.5921 people per km² | 0.3838 people per km² | 0.2083 people per km² | Niger |
| 1500s | 0.6489 people per km² | 0.5757 people per km² | 0.0732 people per km² | Niger |
| 1600s | 0.7571 people per km² | 0.8637 people per km² | 0.1066 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1700s | 0.8652 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.4303 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1710s | 0.9162 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 0.4475 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1720s | 0.9239 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 0.5115 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1730s | 0.932 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | 0.579 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1740s | 0.9406 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 0.6499 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1750s | 0.9496 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 0.7246 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1760s | 0.9592 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | 0.8032 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1770s | 0.9694 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 0.8857 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1780s | 0.9803 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 0.9725 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1790s | 0.992 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1800s | 0.6732 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1810s | 0.676 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1820s | 0.6933 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1830s | 0.7268 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1840s | 0.766 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1850s | 0.8022 people per km² | 3.19 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.8404 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 2.67 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.889 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 2.97 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.9451 people per km² | 4.24 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 1 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | 3.66 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 1.1 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 4.02 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 1.24 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 3.89 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 1.38 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 3.44 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1.58 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 1.83 people per km² | 4.1 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 2.36 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 3.16 people per km² | 6.04 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 4.16 people per km² | 8.14 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 5.56 people per km² | 10.6 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 7.59 people per km² | 13.55 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 10.73 people per km² | 17.12 people per km² | 6.39 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 15.51 people per km² | 21.65 people per km² | 6.14 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.74 people per km² | 27.2 people per km² | 5.46 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2030s | 29.12 people per km² | 33.42 people per km² | 4.3 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2040s | 37.01 people per km² | 40.1 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2050s | 45.11 people per km² | 46.83 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2060s | 52.94 people per km² | 53.31 people per km² | 0.3641 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 2070s | 59.94 people per km² | 59.45 people per km² | 0.4855 people per km² | Niger |
| 2080s | 65.69 people per km² | 64.94 people per km² | 0.7557 people per km² | Niger |
| 2090s | 69.95 people per km² | 69.61 people per km² | 0.3416 people per km² | Niger |
| 2100s | 71.7 people per km² | 71.82 people per km² | 0.1217 people per km² | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Niger or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 71.82 people per km² against 71.7 people per km² in Niger as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Niger and Vanuatu?
- 0.12 people per km², with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Vanuatu?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Niger and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Niger ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 146th 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.