Switzerland vs Syria: Population density
Switzerland
230.99 people per km²
in 2100
Syria
237.91 people per km²
in 2100
Switzerland rank
68th
Syria rank
66th
Population density over time
- Switzerland
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 237.91 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland, a difference of 6.92 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 44 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.59 people per km² | 5.8 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 10.12 people per km² | 6.12 people per km² | 4 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 12.66 people per km² | 6.45 people per km² | 6.21 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 20.25 people per km² | 6.77 people per km² | 13.48 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 15.19 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 9.77 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 20.25 people per km² | 5.8 people per km² | 14.45 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 25.31 people per km² | 6.77 people per km² | 18.54 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 31.64 people per km² | 6.81 people per km² | 24.84 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 32.55 people per km² | 6.85 people per km² | 25.7 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 33.47 people per km² | 6.89 people per km² | 26.59 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 34.43 people per km² | 6.93 people per km² | 27.5 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 35.41 people per km² | 6.97 people per km² | 28.44 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 36.42 people per km² | 7 people per km² | 29.41 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 37.45 people per km² | 7.04 people per km² | 30.41 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 38.52 people per km² | 7.08 people per km² | 31.44 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 39.62 people per km² | 7.12 people per km² | 32.5 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 40.75 people per km² | 7.16 people per km² | 33.58 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 45.58 people per km² | 6.91 people per km² | 38.67 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 48.56 people per km² | 7.15 people per km² | 41.41 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 51.55 people per km² | 7.39 people per km² | 44.16 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 54.51 people per km² | 7.65 people per km² | 46.86 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 57.98 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | 50.08 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 61.68 people per km² | 8.18 people per km² | 53.5 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 65.14 people per km² | 8.47 people per km² | 56.67 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 69.22 people per km² | 8.77 people per km² | 60.45 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 73.04 people per km² | 9.08 people per km² | 63.96 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 78.53 people per km² | 9.4 people per km² | 69.13 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 88.22 people per km² | 10.17 people per km² | 78.04 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 95.88 people per km² | 11.65 people per km² | 84.24 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 99.89 people per km² | 13.4 people per km² | 86.48 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 104.3 people per km² | 15.42 people per km² | 88.88 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 112.02 people per km² | 17.75 people per km² | 94.27 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 125.85 people per km² | 21.94 people per km² | 103.91 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 146.27 people per km² | 29.31 people per km² | 116.96 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 158.96 people per km² | 40.66 people per km² | 118.3 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 163.74 people per km² | 57.14 people per km² | 106.59 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 176.6 people per km² | 78.45 people per km² | 98.15 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 187.91 people per km² | 103.65 people per km² | 84.26 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 208.12 people per km² | 113.18 people per km² | 94.94 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 225.6 people per km² | 135.86 people per km² | 89.73 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2030s | 233.09 people per km² | 173.84 people per km² | 59.25 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2040s | 235.65 people per km² | 196.41 people per km² | 39.24 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2050s | 236.06 people per km² | 213.39 people per km² | 22.67 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2060s | 233.87 people per km² | 228.19 people per km² | 5.68 people per km² | Switzerland |
| 2070s | 231.58 people per km² | 236.77 people per km² | 5.19 people per km² | Syria |
| 2080s | 230.06 people per km² | 240.04 people per km² | 9.98 people per km² | Syria |
| 2090s | 230.24 people per km² | 239.47 people per km² | 9.23 people per km² | Syria |
| 2100s | 230.99 people per km² | 237.91 people per km² | 6.92 people per km² | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Switzerland or Syria?
- Syria, at 237.91 people per km² against 230.99 people per km² in Switzerland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Switzerland and Syria?
- 6.92 people per km², with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Syria?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Switzerland and Syria rank globally for population density?
- Switzerland ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th 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.