The Seychelles has a population density of 683 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The Seychelles has 40,713 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, the Seychelles and the Vatican are ranked 39th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Seychelles has 0.001% of the world's population and 0.0003% 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 the Seychelles is 88.4% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Seychelles
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 683 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 39/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
125181
|
949
|
| Land area | 177.6 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 40,801 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 59.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
the Seychelles vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Seychelles increased by 20.3%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the Seychelles ranked 44th for population density and is in 52nd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Seychelles
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 683 | - |
| 2023 | 674 | - |
| 2022 | 675 | - |
| 2021 | 559 | - |
| 2020 | 554 | - |
| 2019 | 550 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 545 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 540 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 533 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 526 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 514 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 506 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 497 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 492 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 505 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 492 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 490 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 479 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 476 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 467 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 464 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 466 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 471 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 457 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 457 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 453 | - |
| 1998 | 444 | - |
| 1997 | 435 | - |
| 1996 | 430 | - |
| 1995 | 424 | - |
| 1994 | 418 | - |
| 1993 | 407 | - |
| 1992 | 398 | - |
| 1991 | 397 | - |
| 1990 | 391 | - |
| 1989 | 389 | - |
| 1988 | 387 | - |
| 1987 | 386 | - |
| 1986 | 370 | - |
| 1985 | 367 | - |
| 1984 | 364 | - |
| 1983 | 362 | - |
| 1982 | 363 | - |
| 1981 | 361 | - |
| 1980 | 356 | - |
| 1979 | 353 | - |
| 1978 | 350 | - |
| 1977 | 348 | - |
| 1976 | 341 | - |
| 1975 | 334 | - |
| 1974 | 326 | - |
| 1973 | 320 | - |
| 1972 | 315 | - |
| 1971 | 308 | - |
| 1970 | 302 | - |
| 1969 | 294.8 | - |
| 1968 | 287.9 | - |
| 1967 | 281 | - |
| 1966 | 274.2 | - |
| 1965 | 267.4 | - |
| 1964 | 260.8 | - |
| 1963 | 254.4 | - |
| 1962 | 248 | - |
| 1961 | 241.5 | - |
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