Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, total, per square kilometre

Lebanon
564.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
72.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 564.37 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 492.35 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 7.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Lebanon ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 204.18 units per square kilometre 17.26 units per square kilometre 186.92 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 258.43 units per square kilometre 22.48 units per square kilometre 235.95 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 314.17 units per square kilometre 30.38 units per square kilometre 283.79 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 383.8 units per square kilometre 40.23 units per square kilometre 343.56 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 454.58 units per square kilometre 50.61 units per square kilometre 403.97 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 568.89 units per square kilometre 62.16 units per square kilometre 506.73 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 560.57 units per square kilometre 70.2 units per square kilometre 490.37 units per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Lebanon, at 564.37 units per square kilometre against 72.02 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
492.35 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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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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.