East Timor has a population density of 244 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. East Timor has 114,650 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, East Timor and the Vatican are ranked 99th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. East Timor has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.01% 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 East Timor is 95.9% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
East Timor
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 99/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
1433311
|
949
|
| Land area | 5,741 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 114,276 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 67.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 32.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
East Timor vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in East Timor increased by 74.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, East Timor ranked 119th for population density and is in 99th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 244 | - |
| 2023 | 241.1 | - |
| 2022 | 238.5 | - |
| 2021 | 235.2 | - |
| 2020 | 231 | - |
| 2019 | 226.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 222.2 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 218 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 213.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 209.9 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 205.9 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 201.8 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 197.7 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 193.4 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 188.9 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 184.4 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 179.8 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 175 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 170.1 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 165.2 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 161.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 159.7 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 153.1 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 141.5 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 129.8 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 145.4 | - |
| 1998 | 164.2 | - |
| 1997 | 159.8 | - |
| 1996 | 155.4 | - |
| 1995 | 151.2 | - |
| 1994 | 147.1 | - |
| 1993 | 143.1 | - |
| 1992 | 139.2 | - |
| 1991 | 135.6 | - |
| 1990 | 132.4 | - |
| 1989 | 129.7 | - |
| 1988 | 127.3 | - |
| 1987 | 125.1 | - |
| 1986 | 123.2 | - |
| 1985 | 121.3 | - |
| 1984 | 119.6 | - |
| 1983 | 118 | - |
| 1982 | 116.5 | - |
| 1981 | 115 | - |
| 1980 | 113.2 | - |
| 1979 | 111.2 | - |
| 1978 | 109.5 | - |
| 1977 | 107.7 | - |
| 1976 | 105.8 | - |
| 1975 | 104.2 | - |
| 1974 | 102.9 | - |
| 1973 | 101.5 | - |
| 1972 | 99.8 | - |
| 1971 | 98.1 | - |
| 1970 | 96.3 | - |
| 1969 | 94.6 | - |
| 1968 | 93 | - |
| 1967 | 91.4 | - |
| 1966 | 89.8 | - |
| 1965 | 88.3 | - |
| 1964 | 86.9 | - |
| 1963 | 85.4 | - |
| 1962 | 84.1 | - |
| 1961 | 82.8 | - |
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