Lithuania has a population density of 119.5 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Lithuania has 243,376 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, Lithuania and the Vatican are ranked 142nd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Lithuania has 0.04% of the world's population and 0.04% 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 Lithuania is 98% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Lithuania
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 119.5 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 142/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
2858798
|
949
|
| Land area | 24,170 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 233,313 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 68.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Lithuania vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Lithuania decreased by 19.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Lithuania ranked 111th for population density and is in 142nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Lithuania
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 119.5 | - |
| 2023 | 118.8 | - |
| 2022 | 117.1 | - |
| 2021 | 116.2 | - |
| 2020 | 116.2 | - |
| 2019 | 116.3 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 116.6 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 117.5 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 119 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 120.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 121.4 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 122.4 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 123.5 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 125.1 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 128 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 130.7 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 132.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 133.5 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 135.1 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 137.3 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 139.5 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 141.1 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 142.3 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 143.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 144.6 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 145.6 | - |
| 1998 | 146.7 | - |
| 1997 | 147.7 | - |
| 1996 | 148.8 | - |
| 1995 | 150 | - |
| 1994 | 151.1 | - |
| 1993 | 152.2 | - |
| 1992 | 152.9 | - |
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