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

Lebanon
564.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
63.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200400600196119922023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 564.37 units per square kilometre against 63.12 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 501.25 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 8.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Lebanon ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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 Difference Ahead
1960s 204.18 units per square kilometre 14.31 units per square kilometre 189.87 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 258.43 units per square kilometre 18.76 units per square kilometre 239.67 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 314.17 units per square kilometre 25.58 units per square kilometre 288.59 units per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 383.8 units per square kilometre 34.26 units per square kilometre 349.54 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 454.58 units per square kilometre 43.58 units per square kilometre 411 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 568.89 units per square kilometre 54.24 units per square kilometre 514.65 units per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 560.57 units per square kilometre 61.39 units per square kilometre 499.18 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?
Lebanon, at 564.37 units per square kilometre against 63.12 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
501.25 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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.