Angola has a population density of 78.7 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Angola has 354,205 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Angola and the Vatican are ranked 153rd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Angola has 0.47% of the world's population and 0.84% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Angola is 98.7% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Angola
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 153/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
39983997
|
949
|
| Land area | 481,354 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 354,205 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 30.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 69.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 6.57% | 0% |
Angola vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Angola increased by 99.9%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Angola ranked 165th for population density and is in 156th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Angola
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 78.7 | - |
| 2023 | 76.3 | - |
| 2022 | 74 | - |
| 2021 | 71.7 | - |
| 2020 | 69.5 | - |
| 2019 | 67.3 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 65 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 62.8 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 60.6 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 58.5 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 56.4 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 54.4 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 52.3 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 50.3 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 48.4 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 46.6 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 44.8 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 43.2 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 41.6 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 40.1 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 38.6 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 37.3 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 36 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 34.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 33.6 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 32.5 | - |
| 1998 | 31.5 | - |
| 1997 | 30.5 | - |
| 1996 | 29.4 | - |
| 1995 | 28.5 | - |
| 1994 | 27.5 | - |
| 1993 | 26.6 | - |
| 1992 | 25.8 | - |
| 1991 | 25 | - |
| 1990 | 24.2 | - |
| 1989 | 23.3 | - |
| 1988 | 22.6 | - |
| 1987 | 21.8 | - |
| 1986 | 21.1 | - |
| 1985 | 20.3 | - |
| 1984 | 19.6 | - |
| 1983 | 18.9 | - |
| 1982 | 18.2 | - |
| 1981 | 17.5 | - |
| 1980 | 16.9 | - |
| 1979 | 16.3 | - |
| 1978 | 15.7 | - |
| 1977 | 15.2 | - |
| 1976 | 14.7 | - |
| 1975 | 14.2 | - |
| 1974 | 13.7 | - |
| 1973 | 13.3 | - |
| 1972 | 12.8 | - |
| 1971 | 12.4 | - |
| 1970 | 12.2 | - |
| 1969 | 12 | - |
| 1968 | 11.8 | - |
| 1967 | 11.7 | - |
| 1966 | 11.6 | - |
| 1965 | 11.5 | - |
| 1964 | 11.4 | - |
| 1963 | 11.2 | - |
| 1962 | 11.1 | - |
| 1961 | 11 | - |
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