Vanuatu has a population density of 69.6 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Vanuatu has 400,309 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, Vanuatu and the Vatican are ranked 160th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Vanuatu has 0.004% of the world's population and 0.008% 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 Vanuatu is 98.8% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Vanuatu
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 69.6 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 160/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
341110
|
949
|
| Land area | 4,707 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 400,309 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 73.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 26.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Vanuatu vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Vanuatu increased by 56.7%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Vanuatu ranked 159th for population density and is in 164th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vanuatu
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 69.6 | - |
| 2023 | 68.1 | - |
| 2022 | 66.5 | - |
| 2021 | 65 | - |
| 2020 | 63.5 | - |
| 2019 | 62 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 60.6 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 59.2 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 57.8 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 56.5 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 55.3 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 54.1 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 52.9 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 51.7 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 50.6 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 49.4 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 48.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 47 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 45.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 44.8 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 43.7 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 42.7 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 41.6 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 40.6 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 39.6 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 38.7 | - |
| 1998 | 37.9 | - |
| 1997 | 37.1 | - |
| 1996 | 36.3 | - |
| 1995 | 35.5 | - |
| 1994 | 34.7 | - |
| 1993 | 33.9 | - |
| 1992 | 33.1 | - |
| 1991 | 32.3 | - |
| 1990 | 31.5 | - |
| 1989 | 30.7 | - |
| 1988 | 29.9 | - |
| 1987 | 29.1 | - |
| 1986 | 28.4 | - |
| 1985 | 27.7 | - |
| 1984 | 27 | - |
| 1983 | 26.3 | - |
| 1982 | 25.7 | - |
| 1981 | 25.1 | - |
| 1980 | 24.6 | - |
| 1979 | 24 | - |
| 1978 | 23.4 | - |
| 1977 | 22.7 | - |
| 1976 | 22 | - |
| 1975 | 21.3 | - |
| 1974 | 20.7 | - |
| 1973 | 20 | - |
| 1972 | 19.5 | - |
| 1971 | 18.9 | - |
| 1970 | 18.3 | - |
| 1969 | 17.8 | - |
| 1968 | 17.3 | - |
| 1967 | 16.8 | - |
| 1966 | 16.3 | - |
| 1965 | 15.8 | - |
| 1964 | 15.3 | - |
| 1963 | 14.9 | - |
| 1962 | 14.5 | - |
| 1961 | 14.1 | - |
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