What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?

468.24 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Netherlands: Urban population, per square kilometre

IDA & IBRD total

37.88 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Netherlands

506.12 units per square kilometre

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total rank

17th

Netherlands rank

16th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

IDA & IBRD total
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 506.12 units per square kilometre against 37.88 units per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 468.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 13.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.25 units per square kilometre	222.03 units per square kilometre	212.78 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
1970s	12.81 units per square kilometre	257.01 units per square kilometre	244.2 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
1980s	18.37 units per square kilometre	288.56 units per square kilometre	270.19 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
1990s	20.02 units per square kilometre	328.72 units per square kilometre	308.71 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
2000s	25.27 units per square kilometre	399.29 units per square kilometre	374.02 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
2010s	32.12 units per square kilometre	453.4 units per square kilometre	421.28 units per square kilometre	Netherlands
2020s	37.03 units per square kilometre	496.62 units per square kilometre	459.59 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, IDA & IBRD total or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 506.12 units per square kilometre against 37.88 units per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?: 468.24 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Netherlands rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator: Urban population, 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: 14 September 2026

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.