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
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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About this data
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.