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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
63.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
530.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Netherlands rank
23rd

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 530.95 units per square kilometre against 63.12 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 467.83 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 8.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 14.31 units per square kilometre 363.66 units per square kilometre 349.35 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 18.76 units per square kilometre 402.32 units per square kilometre 383.56 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 25.58 units per square kilometre 429.03 units per square kilometre 403.45 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 34.26 units per square kilometre 456.16 units per square kilometre 421.89 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 43.58 units per square kilometre 481.83 units per square kilometre 438.25 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 54.24 units per square kilometre 502.86 units per square kilometre 448.62 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 61.39 units per square kilometre 523.85 units per square kilometre 462.46 units per square kilometre Netherlands

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 or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 530.95 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
467.83 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 23rd 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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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.