Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Curacao has 30,655 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, Curacao and the Vatican are ranked 26th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Curacao has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0003% 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 Curacao is 84.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
949
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | n/a |
| Urban population | 89% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Curacao vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2019, population density in Curacao increased by 4.38%, compared to a 20.2% growth in the Vatican.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 25th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2011 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | - |
| 2023 | 909 | - |
| 2022 | 875 | - |
| 2021 | 889 | - |
| 2020 | 904 | - |
| 2019 | 918 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 929 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 934 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 931 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 922 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 909 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 897 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 887 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 880 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | - | 4,880 |
| 2009 | - | 4,862 |
| 2008 | - | 4,850 |
| 2007 | - | 4,833 |
| 2006 | - | 5,486 |
| 2005 | - | 5,421 |
| 2004 | - | 5,421 |
| 2003 | - | 5,362 |
| 2002 | - | 5,298 |
| 2001 | - | 5,239 |
| 2000 | - | 5,180 |
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