Dominica has a population density of 228.6 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Dominica has 122,117 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, Dominica and the Vatican are ranked 100th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Dominica has 0.0008% of the world's population and 0.0005% 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 Dominica is 96.1% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Dominica
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 100/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
65870
|
949
|
| Land area | 289.6 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 121,938 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 27.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 72.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Dominica vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Dominica decreased by 0.92%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Dominica ranked 80th for population density and is in 95th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dominica
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 228.6 | - |
| 2023 | 229.7 | - |
| 2022 | 230.8 | - |
| 2021 | 232.1 | - |
| 2020 | 233.4 | - |
| 2019 | 234.4 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 235.4 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 236.5 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 240.4 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 243.1 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 243 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 240.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 238.7 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 238.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 237.8 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 237.8 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 237.8 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 237.8 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 237.6 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 237.4 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 237.1 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 236.7 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 236.1 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 235.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 236.6 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 237.8 | - |
| 1998 | 238.7 | - |
| 1997 | 239.3 | - |
| 1996 | 239.7 | - |
| 1995 | 239.9 | - |
| 1994 | 239.9 | - |
| 1993 | 239.8 | - |
| 1992 | 239.4 | - |
| 1991 | 239.3 | - |
| 1990 | 240.4 | - |
| 1989 | 242.3 | - |
| 1988 | 243.8 | - |
| 1987 | 245.3 | - |
| 1986 | 246.6 | - |
| 1985 | 247.8 | - |
| 1984 | 248.8 | - |
| 1983 | 249.9 | - |
| 1982 | 251 | - |
| 1981 | 252 | - |
| 1980 | 252.4 | - |
| 1979 | 252 | - |
| 1978 | 251.1 | - |
| 1977 | 250 | - |
| 1976 | 248.7 | - |
| 1975 | 247.2 | - |
| 1974 | 245.5 | - |
| 1973 | 243.8 | - |
| 1972 | 241.9 | - |
| 1971 | 240.1 | - |
| 1970 | 238 | - |
| 1969 | 234.6 | - |
| 1968 | 230.4 | - |
| 1967 | 226.5 | - |
| 1966 | 222.8 | - |
| 1965 | 219.3 | - |
| 1964 | 216.1 | - |
| 1963 | 213.2 | - |
| 1962 | 210.5 | - |
| 1961 | 207.9 | - |
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