Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Urban population, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
424.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
506.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Netherlands rank
16th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 506.12 units per square kilometre against 424.22 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 81.9 units per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.4 units per square kilometre | 222.03 units per square kilometre | 193.63 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 59.36 units per square kilometre | 257.01 units per square kilometre | 197.65 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 131.92 units per square kilometre | 288.56 units per square kilometre | 156.64 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 201.02 units per square kilometre | 328.72 units per square kilometre | 127.7 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 278.84 units per square kilometre | 399.29 units per square kilometre | 120.45 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 357.72 units per square kilometre | 453.4 units per square kilometre | 95.68 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 409.51 units per square kilometre | 496.62 units per square kilometre | 87.11 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 506.12 units per square kilometre against 424.22 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 81.9 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.