Population density
Tier A· OfficialDescriptivePeople per square kilometre. Descriptive — denser is not better or worse.
100 = most dense, 0 = least dense — descriptive, not better or worse
How this score is built
Population density — people per km² of land area (World Bank indicator EN.POP.DNST). Descriptive, log scale: a city-state like Monaco is not "better" than a large, sparse country. Neutral colour; excluded from the Compare radar.
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100 = most dense, 0 = least dense — descriptive, not better or worse
Full ranking
215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MacauMAC | 100100 | 20,569.7 people per km² |
| 2nd | MonacoMCO | 99.299 | 18,692.9 people per km² |
| 3rd | SingaporeSGP | 92.3292 | 8,241.85 people per km² |
| 4th | Hong KongHKG | 91.1691 | 7,177.24 people per km² |
| 5th | GibraltarGIB | 85.9286 | 3,847.1 people per km² |
| 6th | BahrainBHR | 80.3180 | 1,971.32 people per km² |
| 7th | MaldivesMDV | 79.3879 | 1,765.08 people per km² |
| 8th | MaltaMLT | 79.279 | 1,727.33 people per km² |
| 9th | BangladeshBGD | 76.9377 | 1,319.18 people per km² |
| 10th | Sint MaartenSXM | 76.5377 | 1,257.32 people per km² |
| 11th | BermudaBMU | 76.1276 | 1,198.11 people per km² |
| 12th | PalestinePSE | 73.3273 | 857.39 people per km² |
| 13th | BarbadosBRB | 71.0771 | 656.595 people per km² |
| 14th | MauritiusMUS | 70.6671 | 625.261 people per km² |
| 15th | ArubaABW | 70.2770 | 596.439 people per km² |
| 16th | NauruNRU | 70.2370 | 593.75 people per km² |
| 17th | RwandaRWA | 69.8270 | 565.645 people per km² |
| 18th | LebanonLBN | 69.870 | 564.369 people per km² |
| 18th | San MarinoSMR | 69.870 | 564.333 people per km² |
| 20th | Saint MartinMAF | 69.5970 | 550.3 people per km² |
| 21st | BurundiBDI | 69.3269 | 533.078 people per km² |
| 22nd | NetherlandsNLD | 69.2969 | 530.951 people per km² |
| 23rd | South KoreaKOR | 69.2769 | 529.842 people per km² |
| 24th | IndiaIND | 68.5169 | 483.679 people per km² |
| 25th | ComorosCOM | 68.0368 | 456.952 people per km² |
| 26th | IsraelISR | 6868 | 455.129 people per km² |
| 27th | HaitiHTI | 67.3767 | 422.257 people per km² |
| 28th | BelgiumBEL | 66.6267 | 386.304 people per km² |
| 29th | PhilippinesPHL | 66.667 | 385.321 people per km² |
| 30th | Puerto RicoPRI | 66.0666 | 361.194 people per km² |
| 31st | Sri LankaLKA | 65.9466 | 356.24 people per km² |
| 32nd | CuraçaoCUW | 65.7566 | 348.32 people per km² |
| 33rd | GrenadaGRD | 65.6566 | 344.356 people per km² |
| 34th | JapanJPN | 65.5966 | 341.545 people per km² |
| 35th | TuvaluTUV | 65.2365 | 327.2 people per km² |
| 36th | PakistanPAK | 65.0765 | 321.067 people per km² |
| 37th | VietnamVNM | 65.0465 | 320.175 people per km² |
| 38th | GuamGUM | 64.7365 | 308.344 people per km² |
| 39th | Cayman IslandsCYM | 64.6265 | 304.325 people per km² |
| 39th | El SalvadorSLV | 64.6265 | 304.519 people per km² |
| 41st | United States Virgin IslandsVIR | 64.4964 | 299.763 people per km² |
| 42nd | Saint LuciaLCA | 64.3264 | 293.91 people per km² |
| 43rd | United KingdomGBR | 64.0164 | 283.247 people per km² |
| 44th | KuwaitKWT | 63.6864 | 272.358 people per km² |
| 45th | GambiaGMB | 63.564 | 266.585 people per km² |
| 45th | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 63.564 | 266.571 people per km² |
| 47th | JamaicaJAM | 63.3763 | 262.215 people per km² |
| 48th | SeychellesSYC | 63.3163 | 260.376 people per km² |
| 49th | British Virgin IslandsVGB | 63.2963 | 259.9 people per km² |
| 49th | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 63.2963 | 259.803 people per km² |
| 51st | LuxembourgLUX | 63.2663 | 258.862 people per km² |
| 52nd | NigeriaNGA | 62.9763 | 250.209 people per km² |
| 53rd | LiechtensteinLIE | 62.9363 | 249.038 people per km² |
| 54th | UgandaUGA | 62.7263 | 242.652 people per km² |
| 55th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 62.6463 | 240.491 people per km² |
| 56th | GermanyDEU | 62.5663 | 238.352 people per km² |
| 57th | American SamoaASM | 62.5463 | 237.605 people per km² |
| 58th | Dominican RepublicDOM | 62.4562 | 235.098 people per km² |
| 59th | QatarQAT | 62.3162 | 231.16 people per km² |
| 60th | SwitzerlandCHE | 62.0862 | 224.979 people per km² |
| 61st | MalawiMWI | 62.0462 | 223.849 people per km² |
| 62nd | North KoreaPRK | 61.8762 | 219.402 people per km² |
| 63rd | Marshall IslandsMHL | 61.7362 | 215.706 people per km² |
| 64th | Antigua and BarbudaATG | 61.5862 | 212.082 people per km² |
| 65th | NepalNPL | 61.3961 | 207.148 people per km² |
| 66th | ItalyITA | 61.0761 | 199.46 people per km² |
| 67th | Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 60.260 | 179.838 people per km² |
| 68th | AndorraAND | 59.8360 | 172.034 people per km² |
| 69th | GuatemalaGTM | 59.6860 | 169.138 people per km² |
| 70th | KiribatiKIR | 59.4159 | 163.617 people per km² |
| 71st | MicronesiaFSM | 59.2659 | 160.9 people per km² |
| 72nd | TogoTGO | 58.7459 | 151.202 people per km² |
| 73rd | ChinaCHN | 58.6959 | 150.264 people per km² |
| 74th | DenmarkDNK | 58.659 | 148.674 people per km² |
| 74th | IndonesiaIDN | 58.659 | 148.577 people per km² |
| 76th | GhanaGHA | 58.5959 | 148.497 people per km² |
| 77th | Isle of ManIMN | 58.5459 | 147.658 people per km² |
| 77th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 58.5459 | 147.617 people per km² |
| 79th | CyprusCYP | 58.4258 | 145.56 people per km² |
| 80th | TongaTON | 58.4158 | 145.274 people per km² |
| 81st | CzechiaCZE | 58.1458 | 140.786 people per km² |
| 82nd | ThailandTHA | 58.1258 | 140.348 people per km² |
| 83rd | Cape VerdeCPV | 57.4557 | 129.611 people per km² |
| 84th | JordanJOR | 57.457 | 128.829 people per km² |
| 85th | SyriaSYR | 57.3857 | 128.49 people per km² |
| 86th | FranceFRA | 57.2757 | 126.862 people per km² |
| 87th | BeninBEN | 57.1557 | 125.142 people per km² |
| 88th | AzerbaijanAZE | 5757 | 122.855 people per km² |
| 89th | PolandPOL | 56.7957 | 119.788 people per km² |
| 90th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 56.657 | 117.214 people per km² |
| 91st | PortugalPRT | 56.4856 | 115.475 people per km² |
| 92nd | EgyptEGY | 56.4556 | 115.059 people per km² |
| 93rd | EthiopiaETH | 56.3756 | 114.038 people per km² |
| 94th | SlovakiaSVK | 56.2956 | 112.869 people per km² |
| 95th | TürkiyeTUR | 56.1456 | 110.866 people per km² |
| 96th | AustriaAUT | 56.1256 | 110.661 people per km² |
| 97th | MalaysiaMYS | 55.8356 | 106.913 people per km² |
| 98th | CubaCUB | 55.7756 | 106.165 people per km² |
| 99th | SloveniaSVN | 55.7156 | 105.315 people per km² |
| 100th | ArmeniaARM | 55.6956 | 105.119 people per km² |
| 100th | HungaryHUN | 55.6956 | 105.108 people per km² |
| 102nd | IraqIRQ | 55.5956 | 103.826 people per km² |
| 103rd | Costa RicaCRI | 55.2755 | 99.9907 people per km² |
| 104th | CambodiaKHM | 55.1655 | 98.7077 people per km² |
| 105th | Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 55.1155 | 98.137 people per km² |
| 106th | Ivory CoastCIV | 55.155 | 98.0052 people per km² |
| 107th | SpainESP | 54.9955 | 96.7636 people per km² |
| 108th | KenyaKEN | 54.8655 | 95.2681 people per km² |
| 109th | HondurasHND | 54.8555 | 95.1368 people per km² |
| 110th | SenegalSEN | 54.7455 | 93.8948 people per km² |
| 111th | Timor-LesteTLS | 54.6755 | 93.0925 people per km² |
| 112th | DominicaDMA | 54.2654 | 88.68 people per km² |
| 113th | AlbaniaALB | 54.254 | 88.0167 people per km² |
| 114th | BruneiBRN | 54.1154 | 87.0871 people per km² |
| 115th | MoldovaMDA | 53.9554 | 85.4376 people per km² |
| 116th | MoroccoMAR | 53.8654 | 84.5003 people per km² |
| 117th | Burkina FasoBFA | 53.8254 | 84.1585 people per km² |
| 118th | MyanmarMMR | 53.754 | 82.9421 people per km² |
| 119th | RomaniaROU | 53.6954 | 82.8454 people per km² |
| 120th | French PolynesiaPYF | 53.554 | 80.9905 people per km² |
| 121st | UzbekistanUZB | 53.4953 | 80.9084 people per km² |
| 122nd | GreeceGRC | 53.4753 | 80.7397 people per km² |
| 123rd | SerbiaSRB | 53.2753 | 78.763 people per km² |
| 124th | TunisiaTUN | 53.2453 | 78.5301 people per km² |
| 125th | SamoaWSM | 53.1853 | 77.9363 people per km² |
| 126th | IrelandIRL | 53.0953 | 77.1017 people per km² |
| 127th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 53.0353 | 76.5768 people per km² |
| 128th | LesothoLSO | 52.9853 | 76.1354 people per km² |
| 129th | TanzaniaTZA | 52.8853 | 75.2061 people per km² |
| 130th | TajikistanTJK | 52.8453 | 74.8599 people per km² |
| 131st | YemenYEM | 52.8153 | 74.608 people per km² |
| 132nd | North MacedoniaMKD | 52.5753 | 72.4749 people per km² |
| 133rd | EcuadorECU | 52.5653 | 72.3952 people per km² |
| 134th | EswatiniSWZ | 52.4652 | 71.541 people per km² |
| 135th | CroatiaHRV | 52.1552 | 68.9722 people per km² |
| 136th | MexicoMEX | 51.8852 | 66.7403 people per km² |
| 137th | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 51.7652 | 65.8663 people per km² |
| 138th | UkraineUKR | 51.6752 | 65.124 people per km² |
| 139th | GeorgiaGEO | 51.6552 | 65.0037 people per km² |
| 140th | AfghanistanAFG | 51.4751 | 63.5585 people per km² |
| 141st | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 51.2851 | 62.2085 people per km² |
| 142nd | PanamaPAN | 5151 | 60.1073 people per km² |
| 143rd | CameroonCMR | 50.9851 | 60.0213 people per km² |
| 144th | BulgariaBGR | 50.8951 | 59.3828 people per km² |
| 145th | GuineaGIN | 50.7951 | 58.6255 people per km² |
| 146th | LiberiaLBR | 50.5551 | 57.029 people per km² |
| 147th | NicaraguaNIC | 50.5151 | 56.7028 people per km² |
| 148th | IranIRN | 50.3850 | 55.8451 people per km² |
| 149th | MadagascarMDG | 50.0450 | 53.6197 people per km² |
| 150th | South AfricaZAF | 49.850 | 52.1086 people per km² |
| 151st | FijiFJI | 49.5550 | 50.5826 people per km² |
| 152nd | DjiboutiDJI | 49.4149 | 49.7387 people per km² |
| 153rd | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 49.2249 | 48.6295 people per km² |
| 154th | ColombiaCOL | 48.9649 | 47.1574 people per km² |
| 155th | DR CongoCOD | 48.8749 | 46.664 people per km² |
| 156th | MontenegroMNE | 48.8249 | 46.359 people per km² |
| 157th | LithuaniaLTU | 48.7349 | 45.872 people per km² |
| 158th | BelarusBLR | 48.6149 | 45.2171 people per km² |
| 159th | MozambiqueMOZ | 48.1448 | 42.7721 people per km² |
| 160th | ZimbabweZWE | 48.0348 | 42.2407 people per km² |
| 161st | BahamasBHS | 47.5648 | 39.9041 people per km² |
| 162nd | Faroe IslandsFRO | 47.5148 | 39.7066 people per km² |
| 163rd | PalauPLW | 47.2647 | 38.537 people per km² |
| 164th | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 46.9347 | 37.0164 people per km² |
| 165th | United StatesUSA | 46.8847 | 36.8142 people per km² |
| 166th | LaosLAO | 46.0146 | 33.2105 people per km² |
| 167th | EstoniaEST | 45.7246 | 32.0685 people per km² |
| 167th | VenezuelaVEN | 45.7246 | 32.0853 people per km² |
| 169th | LatviaLVA | 45.2445 | 30.2701 people per km² |
| 170th | AngolaAGO | 45.0145 | 29.4777 people per km² |
| 171st | SomaliaSOM | 44.9545 | 29.2642 people per km² |
| 172nd | EritreaERI | 44.7745 | 28.6387 people per km² |
| 173rd | Solomon IslandsSLB | 44.7545 | 28.5818 people per km² |
| 174th | ZambiaZMB | 44.5445 | 27.8776 people per km² |
| 175th | SudanSDN | 44.2144 | 26.7895 people per km² |
| 176th | ChileCHL | 44.1144 | 26.4647 people per km² |
| 177th | PeruPER | 44.144 | 26.4419 people per km² |
| 178th | VanuatuVUT | 44.0544 | 26.2846 people per km² |
| 179th | SwedenSWE | 43.9244 | 25.8714 people per km² |
| 180th | BrazilBRA | 43.7244 | 25.2617 people per km² |
| 181st | Papua New GuineaPNG | 42.9143 | 22.9423 people per km² |
| 182nd | NigerNER | 42.0242 | 20.652 people per km² |
| 183rd | BhutanBTN | 42.0142 | 20.6184 people per km² |
| 184th | New ZealandNZL | 41.6542 | 19.7486 people per km² |
| 185th | MaliMLI | 41.5342 | 19.4799 people per km² |
| 186th | AlgeriaDZA | 41.4941 | 19.3826 people per km² |
| 187th | UruguayURY | 41.4841 | 19.3583 people per km² |
| 188th | FinlandFIN | 41.0441 | 18.3705 people per km² |
| 189th | South SudanSSD | 40.9541 | 18.1719 people per km² |
| 190th | CongoCOG | 40.9241 | 18.1051 people per km² |
| 191st | BelizeBLZ | 40.8841 | 18.0231 people per km² |
| 192nd | ParaguayPRY | 40.5341 | 17.2827 people per km² |
| 193rd | ArgentinaARG | 40.2140 | 16.64 people per km² |
| 194th | OmanOMN | 40.0440 | 16.3143 people per km² |
| 195th | New CaledoniaNCL | 39.8140 | 15.8572 people per km² |
| 196th | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 39.7140 | 15.6779 people per km² |
| 196th | TurkmenistanTKM | 39.7140 | 15.6714 people per km² |
| 198th | ChadTCD | 39.5340 | 15.3423 people per km² |
| 199th | NorwayNOR | 39.4239 | 15.1525 people per km² |
| 200th | BoliviaBOL | 36.9637 | 11.3026 people per km² |
| 201st | GabonGAB | 35.6336 | 9.6433 people per km² |
| 202nd | RussiaRUS | 34.8435 | 8.78227 people per km² |
| 203rd | Central African RepublicCAF | 34.3434 | 8.2706 people per km² |
| 204th | KazakhstanKAZ | 33.5534 | 7.5305 people per km² |
| 205th | MauritaniaMRT | 29.930 | 4.87284 people per km² |
| 206th | CanadaCAN | 29.3329 | 4.55688 people per km² |
| 207th | BotswanaBWA | 2929 | 4.37641 people per km² |
| 208th | LibyaLBY | 28.5529 | 4.15203 people per km² |
| 209th | SurinameSUR | 28.0728 | 3.91811 people per km² |
| 210th | GuyanaGUY | 28.0628 | 3.91377 people per km² |
| 211th | IcelandISL | 27.8628 | 3.82488 people per km² |
| 212th | NamibiaNAM | 27.3527 | 3.59909 people per km² |
| 213th | AustraliaAUS | 27.0427 | 3.46592 people per km² |
| 214th | MongoliaMNG | 23.3523 | 2.23365 people per km² |
| 215th | GreenlandGRL | 00 | 0.138543 people per km² |