Liberia has a population density of 150.9 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Liberia has 213,577 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, Liberia and the Vatican are ranked 131st and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Liberia has 0.07% of the world's population and 0.06% 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 Liberia is 97.4% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Liberia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 150.9 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 131/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
5829811
|
949
|
| Land area | 37,189 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 184,716 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 45.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 54.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 18.2% | 0% |
Liberia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Liberia increased by 72.3%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Liberia ranked 143rd for population density and is in 134th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Liberia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 150.9 | - |
| 2023 | 147.7 | - |
| 2022 | 144.5 | - |
| 2021 | 141.4 | - |
| 2020 | 138.5 | - |
| 2019 | 135.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 133 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 130.4 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 127.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 125.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 122.7 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 120.2 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 117.6 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 113.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 109.1 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 106 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 102.7 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 98.7 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 93.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 88.8 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 84.9 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 83.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 83.2 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 81.1 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 78.7 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 75.9 | - |
| 1998 | 71.8 | - |
| 1997 | 64.9 | - |
| 1996 | 60 | - |
| 1995 | 58.3 | - |
| 1994 | 57.8 | - |
| 1993 | 58 | - |
| 1992 | 55.7 | - |
| 1991 | 52.6 | - |
| 1990 | 59.8 | - |
| 1989 | 67.7 | - |
| 1988 | 65.8 | - |
| 1987 | 63.9 | - |
| 1986 | 62.1 | - |
| 1985 | 60.2 | - |
| 1984 | 58.4 | - |
| 1983 | 56.7 | - |
| 1982 | 55 | - |
| 1981 | 53.4 | - |
| 1980 | 51.9 | - |
| 1979 | 50.4 | - |
| 1978 | 48.9 | - |
| 1977 | 47.5 | - |
| 1976 | 46.2 | - |
| 1975 | 44.9 | - |
| 1974 | 43.7 | - |
| 1973 | 42.6 | - |
| 1972 | 41.5 | - |
| 1971 | 40.4 | - |
| 1970 | 39.4 | - |
| 1969 | 38.4 | - |
| 1968 | 37.5 | - |
| 1967 | 36.5 | - |
| 1966 | 35.6 | - |
| 1965 | 34.7 | - |
| 1964 | 33.8 | - |
| 1963 | 33 | - |
| 1962 | 32.2 | - |
| 1961 | 31.4 | - |
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