Europe & Central Asia vs Viet Nam: Population, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
33.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
320.18 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
38th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Viet Nam
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 320.18 units per square kilometre against 33.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 286.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 9.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 128.86 units per square kilometre 113.85 units per square kilometre 15.01 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1970s 139.71 units per square kilometre 141.92 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1980s 149.39 units per square kilometre 179.2 units per square kilometre 29.8 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1990s 56.21 units per square kilometre 218.78 units per square kilometre 162.57 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 31.97 units per square kilometre 260.62 units per square kilometre 228.66 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 33.02 units per square kilometre 294.59 units per square kilometre 261.57 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 33.69 units per square kilometre 316.7 units per square kilometre 283 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 320.18 units per square kilometre against 33.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam?
286.47 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.