India vs Least developed countries: Population, total, per square kilometre

India
483.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
56.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
25th
Least developed countries rank
23rd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Least developed countries
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 483.68 units per square kilometre against 56.96 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 426.72 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.5 times Least developed countries's.

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

India ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 23rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 164.82 units per square kilometre 16.73 units per square kilometre 148.09 units per square kilometre India
1970s 203.81 units per square kilometre 21.24 units per square kilometre 182.57 units per square kilometre India
1980s 257.27 units per square kilometre 27.25 units per square kilometre 230.02 units per square kilometre India
1990s 319.9 units per square kilometre 33.71 units per square kilometre 286.19 units per square kilometre India
2000s 384.7 units per square kilometre 42.26 units per square kilometre 342.44 units per square kilometre India
2010s 443.52 units per square kilometre 47.99 units per square kilometre 395.53 units per square kilometre India
2020s 477.63 units per square kilometre 55.06 units per square kilometre 422.56 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, India or Least developed countries?
India, at 483.68 units per square kilometre against 56.96 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between India and Least developed countries?
426.72 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 25th and Least developed countries ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
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.