Faroe Islands vs United States: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
39.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
37.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
161st
United States rank
164th

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • United States
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 39.95 units per square kilometre against 37.55 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 2.4 units per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 161st and United States ranks 164th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United States Difference Ahead
1960s 26.01 units per square kilometre 21.3 units per square kilometre 4.71 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1970s 28.92 units per square kilometre 23.8 units per square kilometre 5.12 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1980s 32.48 units per square kilometre 26.25 units per square kilometre 6.23 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 32.42 units per square kilometre 29.1 units per square kilometre 3.32 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 34.15 units per square kilometre 32.15 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 35.3 units per square kilometre 35.48 units per square kilometre 0.1873 units per square kilometre United States
2020s 39.21 units per square kilometre 37.29 units per square kilometre 1.91 units per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or United States?
Faroe Islands, at 39.95 units per square kilometre against 37.55 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and United States?
2.4 units per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 161st and United States ranks 164th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.