IDA only vs Netherlands: Population, total, per square kilometre

IDA only
60.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
530.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA only rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
23rd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • IDA only
  • Netherlands
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 530.95 units per square kilometre against 60.82 units per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 470.13 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 8.7 times IDA only's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 18.89 units per square kilometre 363.66 units per square kilometre 344.77 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 24.04 units per square kilometre 402.32 units per square kilometre 378.27 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 30.78 units per square kilometre 429.03 units per square kilometre 398.24 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 37.22 units per square kilometre 456.16 units per square kilometre 418.93 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 46.14 units per square kilometre 481.83 units per square kilometre 435.69 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 51.75 units per square kilometre 502.86 units per square kilometre 451.11 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 58.85 units per square kilometre 523.85 units per square kilometre 465 units per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, IDA only or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 530.95 units per square kilometre against 60.82 units per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between IDA only and Netherlands?
470.13 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Netherlands rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
IDA only ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
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.