Population Density — Bar Chart Race

Watch how the top 15 countries by population density changed over time. Press play to start the animation.

1961

1Greenland

0.099 /km²

2Mongolia

0.652 /km²

3Namibia

0.733 /km²

4Mauritania

0.821 /km²

5Libya

0.884 /km²

6Botswana

0.932 /km²

7Saudi Arabia

1.2 /km²

8Australia

1.4 /km²

9Suriname

1.7 /km²

10Oman

1.7 /km²

11Iceland

1.8 /km²

12United Arab Emirates

1.9 /km²

13Gabon

2.0 /km²

14Canada

2.0 /km²

15Chad

2.5 /km²

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1961 / 2023