The Vatican has a population density of 5,886 people per square mile compared to 111.4 people in Zimbabwe. The Vatican has 5,274 sq ft of land per person vs 252,854 sq ft in Zimbabwe. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Vatican and Zimbabwe are ranked 3rd and 145th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Vatican has 0.00001% of the world's population and 0.0000003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.2% of the population and 0.26% of the land area for Zimbabwe, hence the population density in the Vatican is 5,185% higher than in Zimbabwe.
Population density comparison
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 3/197 | 145/197 |
| Population |
949
|
17210092
|
| Land area | 0.17 sq mi | 149,364 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 4,736 sq ft | 250,326 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 67.3% |
| Urban population | n/a | 32.7% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 22.8% |
the Vatican vs Zimbabwe:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Vatican increased by 13.6%, compared to a 28.4% growth in Zimbabwe.
In 2000, the Vatican ranked 3rd for population density and is in 3rd place still. Zimbabwe was 142nd in 2000 and ranks 144th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
| 2024 | - | 111.4 |
| 2023 | - | 109.4 |
| 2022 | - | 107.6 |
| 2021 | - | 105.8 |
| 2020 | - | 104 |
| 2019 | 5,886 | 102.2 |
| 2018 | 5,886 | 100.7 |
| 2017 | 5,886 | 99.2 |
| 2016 | 5,886 | 97.8 |
| 2015 | 5,886 | 96.4 |
| 2014 | 4,956 | 95.1 |
| 2013 | 4,939 | 93.8 |
| 2012 | 4,921 | 92.5 |
| 2011 | 4,897 | 91 |
| 2010 | 4,880 | 89.4 |
| 2009 | 4,862 | 88 |
| 2008 | 4,850 | 86.8 |
| 2007 | 4,833 | 85.7 |
| 2006 | 5,486 | 84.6 |
| 2005 | 5,421 | 83.6 |
| 2004 | 5,421 | 82.8 |
| 2003 | 5,362 | 81.9 |
| 2002 | 5,298 | 80.9 |
| 2001 | 5,239 | 80.2 |
| 2000 | 5,180 | 79.6 |
| 1999 | - | 78.9 |
| 1998 | - | 77.6 |
| 1997 | - | 76.1 |
| 1996 | - | 74.7 |
| 1995 | - | 73.5 |
| 1994 | - | 72.8 |
| 1993 | - | 72.7 |
| 1992 | - | 71.7 |
| 1991 | - | 69.7 |
| 1990 | - | 67.9 |
| 1989 | - | 66 |
| 1988 | - | 64.2 |
| 1987 | - | 62.2 |
| 1986 | - | 60.1 |
| 1985 | - | 58.2 |
| 1984 | - | 56.2 |
| 1983 | - | 54.2 |
| 1982 | - | 52.2 |
| 1981 | - | 50.2 |
| 1980 | - | 47.1 |
| 1979 | - | 44.5 |
| 1978 | - | 43.8 |
| 1977 | - | 43.2 |
| 1976 | - | 42.1 |
| 1975 | - | 40.8 |
| 1974 | - | 39.6 |
| 1973 | - | 38.3 |
| 1972 | - | 37.1 |
| 1971 | - | 36 |
| 1970 | - | 34.9 |
| 1969 | - | 33.9 |
| 1968 | - | 32.8 |
| 1967 | - | 31.8 |
| 1966 | - | 30.8 |
| 1965 | - | 29.8 |
| 1964 | - | 28.9 |
| 1963 | - | 28 |
| 1962 | - | 27.2 |
| 1961 | - | 26.3 |
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