Laos vs Latvia: Population, total, per square kilometre
Laos
33.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
30.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
167th
Latvia rank
170th
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Latvia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 33.21 units per square kilometre against 30.27 units per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 2.94 units per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Laos ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 170th of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.54 units per square kilometre | 39.92 units per square kilometre | 18.38 units per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2000s | 25.27 units per square kilometre | 36.23 units per square kilometre | 10.96 units per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2010s | 29.33 units per square kilometre | 32.01 units per square kilometre | 2.68 units per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2020s | 32.52 units per square kilometre | 30.32 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Laos or Latvia?
- Laos, at 33.21 units per square kilometre against 30.27 units per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Laos and Latvia?
- 2.94 units per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Latvia rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 170th 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.