Korea vs Lebanon: Urban population, per square kilometre
Korea
430.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
510.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
Lebanon rank
15th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 510.49 units per square kilometre against 430.04 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 80.45 units per square kilometre.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.
Korea ranks 17th and Lebanon ranks 15th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.62 units per square kilometre | 104.03 units per square kilometre | 6.41 units per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 172.99 units per square kilometre | 172.13 units per square kilometre | 0.8606 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 270.26 units per square kilometre | 249.73 units per square kilometre | 20.52 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 360.33 units per square kilometre | 325.8 units per square kilometre | 34.54 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 402.95 units per square kilometre | 394.23 units per square kilometre | 8.72 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 425.74 units per square kilometre | 503.89 units per square kilometre | 78.15 units per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 430.34 units per square kilometre | 505.01 units per square kilometre | 74.67 units per square kilometre | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Korea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 510.49 units per square kilometre against 430.04 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Korea and Lebanon?
- 80.45 units per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lebanon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Lebanon rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 17th and Lebanon ranks 15th 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.