OECD members vs Viet Nam: Population, total, per square kilometre

OECD members
39.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
320.18 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
36th
Viet Nam rank
38th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • OECD members
  • Viet Nam
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 320.18 units per square kilometre against 39.29 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 280.89 units per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 8.1 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 24.62 units per square kilometre 113.85 units per square kilometre 89.23 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1970s 27.48 units per square kilometre 141.92 units per square kilometre 114.44 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1980s 30.11 units per square kilometre 179.2 units per square kilometre 149.08 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
1990s 32.56 units per square kilometre 218.78 units per square kilometre 186.22 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 35 units per square kilometre 260.62 units per square kilometre 225.62 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 37.41 units per square kilometre 294.59 units per square kilometre 257.18 units per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 38.93 units per square kilometre 316.7 units per square kilometre 277.76 units per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, OECD members or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 320.18 units per square kilometre against 39.29 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between OECD members and Viet Nam?
280.89 units per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Viet Nam rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 38th 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.