Liechtenstein has a population density of 651 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Liechtenstein has 42,845 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, Liechtenstein and the Vatican are ranked 44th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Liechtenstein has 0.0005% of the world's population and 0.0001% 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 Liechtenstein is 88.9% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Liechtenstein
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 651 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 44/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
40646
|
949
|
| Land area | 61.8 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 42,845 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 85.3% | n/a |
| Urban population | 14.7% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Liechtenstein vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Liechtenstein increased by 18.1%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Liechtenstein ranked 38th for population density and is in 42nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Liechtenstein
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 651 | - |
| 2023 | 645 | - |
| 2022 | 639 | - |
| 2021 | 634 | - |
| 2020 | 630 | - |
| 2019 | 624 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 619 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 615 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 611 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 607 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 603 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 599 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 593 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 588 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 583 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 579 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 574 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 571 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 567 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 563 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 558 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 552 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 545 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 537 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 528 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 522 | - |
| 1998 | 513 | - |
| 1997 | 506 | - |
| 1996 | 502 | - |
| 1995 | 498 | - |
| 1994 | 493 | - |
| 1993 | 487 | - |
| 1992 | 480 | - |
| 1991 | 473 | - |
| 1990 | 465 | - |
| 1989 | 458 | - |
| 1988 | 452 | - |
| 1987 | 446 | - |
| 1986 | 441 | - |
| 1985 | 435 | - |
| 1984 | 431 | - |
| 1983 | 428 | - |
| 1982 | 425 | - |
| 1981 | 416 | - |
| 1980 | 413 | - |
| 1979 | 414 | - |
| 1978 | 405 | - |
| 1977 | 396 | - |
| 1976 | 389 | - |
| 1975 | 386 | - |
| 1974 | 380 | - |
| 1973 | 369 | - |
| 1972 | 358 | - |
| 1971 | 350 | - |
| 1970 | 342 | - |
| 1969 | 341 | - |
| 1968 | 337 | - |
| 1967 | 327 | - |
| 1966 | 317 | - |
| 1965 | 311 | - |
| 1964 | 304 | - |
| 1963 | 292.9 | - |
| 1962 | 282.4 | - |
| 1961 | 273.2 | - |
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