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
050100150200250100015502100

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