North Korea vs Qatar: Population, total, per square kilometre
North Korea
219.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
231.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
63rd
Qatar rank
60th
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- North Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 231.16 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 11.76 units per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 60th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.36 units per square kilometre | 5.78 units per square kilometre | 104.57 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 138.83 units per square kilometre | 16.03 units per square kilometre | 122.8 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 161.9 units per square kilometre | 30.5 units per square kilometre | 131.41 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 186.23 units per square kilometre | 44.23 units per square kilometre | 142 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 201.79 units per square kilometre | 82.64 units per square kilometre | 119.15 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 211.89 units per square kilometre | 187.54 units per square kilometre | 24.35 units per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 218.25 units per square kilometre | 230.91 units per square kilometre | 12.66 units per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, North Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 231.16 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between North Korea and Qatar?
- 11.76 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Qatar rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 60th 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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About this data
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.