Israel vs Netherlands: Urban population, per square kilometre

Israel
416.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
506.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
19th
Netherlands rank
16th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • Netherlands
100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 506.12 units per square kilometre against 416.48 units per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 89.64 units per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 19th 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 Israel Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 95.69 units per square kilometre 222.03 units per square kilometre 126.35 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 135.76 units per square kilometre 257.01 units per square kilometre 121.25 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 174.14 units per square kilometre 288.56 units per square kilometre 114.42 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 229.02 units per square kilometre 328.72 units per square kilometre 99.7 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 290.96 units per square kilometre 399.29 units per square kilometre 108.33 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 352.33 units per square kilometre 453.4 units per square kilometre 101.07 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 401.74 units per square kilometre 496.62 units per square kilometre 94.88 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, Israel or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 506.12 units per square kilometre against 416.48 units per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Israel and Netherlands?
89.64 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and Netherlands rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 19th 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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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

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.