Rwanda vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Population density
Rwanda
1,329 people per km²
in 2100
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,244 people per km²
in 2100
Rwanda rank
13th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
14th
Population density over time
- Rwanda
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,329 people per km² against 1,244 people per km² in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 85 people per km².
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 13th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th of 235 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102.7 people per km² | 57.59 people per km² | 45.11 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 138.18 people per km² | 123.92 people per km² | 14.26 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 184.79 people per km² | 262.49 people per km² | 77.7 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 252.76 people per km² | 552.14 people per km² | 299.38 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 298.85 people per km² | 914.04 people per km² | 615.19 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 365.11 people per km² | 940.04 people per km² | 574.93 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 466.98 people per km² | 1,090 people per km² | 623.11 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 585.07 people per km² | 1,281 people per km² | 696.33 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2030s | 713.02 people per km² | 1,413 people per km² | 699.62 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2040s | 849.64 people per km² | 1,486 people per km² | 636.02 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2050s | 973.2 people per km² | 1,496 people per km² | 522.69 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2060s | 1,086 people per km² | 1,468 people per km² | 382.83 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2070s | 1,179 people per km² | 1,425 people per km² | 245.96 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2080s | 1,252 people per km² | 1,367 people per km² | 114.86 people per km² | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2090s | 1,308 people per km² | 1,292 people per km² | 15.65 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2100s | 1,329 people per km² | 1,244 people per km² | 84.62 people per km² | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Rwanda or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Rwanda, at 1,329 people per km² against 1,244 people per km² in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Rwanda and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 85 people per km², with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Rwanda and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for population density?
- Rwanda ranks 13th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 14th 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.