Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Population, total, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
72.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
857.39 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
15th
Palestine rank
12th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 857.39 units per square kilometre against 72.49 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 784.9 units per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 11.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 40.45 units per square kilometre 402.56 units per square kilometre 362.1 units per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 50.91 units per square kilometre 546.33 units per square kilometre 495.43 units per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 62.54 units per square kilometre 701.75 units per square kilometre 639.21 units per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 70.65 units per square kilometre 827.36 units per square kilometre 756.71 units per square kilometre Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 857.39 units per square kilometre against 72.49 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
784.9 units per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Palestine ranks 12th of 47 groups.
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.