Population density reveals how people distribute themselves across land. Monaco packs over 18,000 people per square kilometer, while Mongolia has fewer than 2. Density tells us about urbanization, resource pressure, and quality of life. It's one of the most revealing statistics about a country.
DensityCompare pits two countries against each other — which is more densely populated? Population and area are hidden until you answer, so you must estimate based on what you know. The results often surprise: Bangladesh is denser than India; the Netherlands is denser than Japan.
How to Play
- • Two countries are shown
- • Pick the one with more people per square kilometer
- • Population and area are hidden until you answer
- • 10 questions per round
Learning Tips
- 💡 Monaco, Singapore, Bahrain are the most densely populated
- 💡 Russia, Canada, Australia have very low density (huge area, few people)
- 💡 Bangladesh is the most dense large country (~1,300/km²)
- 💡 Small countries can surprise — Malta is denser than India
Countries by Population Density
| Country | Flag | Area (km²) | Population | Density (/km²) | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 🇲🇨 | 2.02 | 39,000 | 19,307 | 43.7°N |
| Singapore | 🇸🇬 | 710 | 5,700,000 | 8,028 | 1.4°N |
| Gibraltar | 🇬🇮 | 6 | 34,000 | 5,667 | 36.1°N |
| Bahrain | 🇧🇭 | 765 | 1,470,000 | 1,922 | 26.0°N |
| Maldives | 🇲🇻 | 300 | 520,000 | 1,733 | 3.3°N |
| Malta | 🇲🇹 | 316 | 530,000 | 1,677 | 35.8°N |
| Sint Maarten | 🇸🇽 | 34 | 44,000 | 1,294 | 18.0°N |
| Bermuda | 🇧🇲 | 54 | 64,000 | 1,185 | 32.3°N |
| Bangladesh | 🇧🇩 | 147,570 | 172,000,000 | 1,166 | 24.0°N |
| Jersey | 🇯🇪 | 116 | 100,000 | 862 | 49.3°N |
| Guernsey | 🇬🇬 | 78 | 67,000 | 859 | 49.5°N |
| Palestine | 🇵🇸 | 6,220 | 5,300,000 | 852 | 31.9°N |
| Mayotte | 🇾🇹 | 374 | 310,000 | 829 | -12.8°S |
| Vatican City | 🇻🇦 | 0.44 | 800 | 1,818 | 41.9°N |
| Saint Martin | 🇲🇫 | 53 | 39,000 | 736 | 18.1°N |
| Barbados | 🇧🇧 | 430 | 280,000 | 651 | 13.2°N |
| Mauritius | 🇲🇺 | 2,040 | 1,300,000 | 637 | -20.3°S |
| Nauru | 🇳🇷 | 21 | 13,000 | 619 | -0.5°S |
| San Marino | 🇸🇲 | 61 | 34,000 | 557 | 43.8°N |
| Rwanda | 🇷🇼 | 26,338 | 13,900,000 | 528 | -2.0°S |
| Lebanon | 🇱🇧 | 10,452 | 5,500,000 | 526 | 33.8°N |
| Saint Barthélemy | 🇧🇱 | 21 | 11,000 | 524 | 18.5°N |
| South Korea | 🇰🇷 | 100,210 | 51,700,000 | 516 | 37.0°N |
| Burundi | 🇧🇮 | 27,834 | 13,000,000 | 467 | -3.5°S |
| Israel | 🇮🇱 | 20,770 | 9,400,000 | 453 | 31.5°N |
| Comoros | 🇰🇲 | 1,862 | 840,000 | 451 | -12.2°S |
| India | 🇮🇳 | 3,287,590 | 1,429,000,000 | 435 | 20.0°N |
| Tuvalu | 🇹🇻 | 26 | 11,000 | 423 | -8.0°S |
| Haiti | 🇭🇹 | 27,750 | 11,700,000 | 422 | 19.0°N |
| Netherlands | 🇳🇱 | 41,850 | 17,600,000 | 421 | 52.5°N |
| Belgium | 🇧🇪 | 30,528 | 11,700,000 | 383 | 50.8°N |
| Grenada | 🇬🇩 | 344 | 125,000 | 363 | 12.1°N |
| Puerto Rico | 🇵🇷 | 8,870 | 3,200,000 | 361 | 18.3°N |
| Curaçao | 🇨🇼 | 444 | 160,000 | 360 | 12.1°N |
| Réunion | 🇷🇪 | 2,511 | 870,000 | 346 | -21.1°S |
| Philippines | 🇵🇭 | 342,353 | 117,000,000 | 342 | 13.0°N |
| Sri Lanka | 🇱🇰 | 65,610 | 22,200,000 | 338 | 7.0°N |
| Japan | 🇯🇵 | 377,930 | 124,000,000 | 328 | 36.0°N |
| Martinique | 🇲🇶 | 1,128 | 360,000 | 319 | 14.7°N |
| Guam | 🇬🇺 | 549 | 170,000 | 310 | 13.5°N |
| El Salvador | 🇸🇻 | 21,041 | 6,300,000 | 299 | 13.8°N |
| Vietnam | 🇻🇳 | 331,212 | 99,000,000 | 299 | 16.2°N |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 🇹🇹 | 5,130 | 1,500,000 | 292 | 11.0°N |
| Saint Lucia | 🇱🇨 | 616 | 180,000 | 292 | 13.9°N |
| United Kingdom | 🇬🇧 | 242,900 | 67,500,000 | 278 | 54.0°N |
| Pakistan | 🇵🇰 | 881,912 | 240,000,000 | 272 | 30.0°N |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 🇻🇨 | 389 | 104,000 | 267 | 13.3°N |
| Seychelles | 🇸🇨 | 452 | 120,000 | 265 | -4.6°S |
| Luxembourg | 🇱🇺 | 2,586 | 660,000 | 255 | 49.8°N |
| Jamaica | 🇯🇲 | 10,991 | 2,800,000 | 255 | 18.3°N |
| United States Virgin Islands | 🇻🇮 | 347 | 88,000 | 254 | 18.4°N |
| Gambia | 🇬🇲 | 10,689 | 2,700,000 | 253 | 13.5°N |
| Cayman Islands | 🇰🇾 | 264 | 65,000 | 246 | 19.5°N |
| Guadeloupe | 🇬🇵 | 1,628 | 400,000 | 246 | 16.3°N |
| Aruba | 🇦🇼 | 180 | 44,000 | 244 | 12.5°N |
| Liechtenstein | 🇱🇮 | 160 | 39,000 | 244 | 47.3°N |
| Nigeria | 🇳🇬 | 923,768 | 223,000,000 | 241 | 10.0°N |
| Kuwait | 🇰🇼 | 17,818 | 4,300,000 | 241 | 29.5°N |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 🇸🇹 | 964 | 230,000 | 239 | 1.0°N |
| Germany | 🇩🇪 | 357,114 | 83,300,000 | 233 | 51.0°N |
| Qatar | 🇶🇦 | 11,586 | 2,700,000 | 233 | 25.5°N |
| Marshall Islands | 🇲🇭 | 181 | 42,000 | 232 | 9.0°N |
| Dominican Republic | 🇩🇴 | 48,671 | 11,200,000 | 230 | 19.0°N |
| American Samoa | 🇦🇸 | 199 | 44,000 | 221 | -14.3°S |
| North Korea | 🇰🇵 | 120,538 | 26,000,000 | 216 | 40.0°N |
| Switzerland | 🇨🇭 | 41,284 | 8,800,000 | 213 | 47.0°N |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 🇦🇬 | 442 | 93,000 | 210 | 17.1°N |
| Uganda | 🇺🇬 | 241,550 | 49,500,000 | 205 | 1.0°N |
| Nepal | 🇳🇵 | 147,181 | 30,000,000 | 204 | 28.0°N |
| British Virgin Islands | 🇻🇬 | 151 | 30,000 | 199 | 18.4°N |
| Italy | 🇮🇹 | 301,336 | 58,800,000 | 195 | 42.8°N |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 🇰🇳 | 261 | 48,000 | 184 | 17.3°N |
| Malawi | 🇲🇼 | 118,484 | 20,600,000 | 174 | -13.5°S |
| Andorra | 🇦🇩 | 468 | 79,000 | 169 | 42.5°N |
| Tokelau | 🇹🇰 | 12 | 2,000 | 167 | -9.0°S |
| Anguilla | 🇦🇮 | 91 | 15,000 | 165 | 18.3°N |
| Micronesia | 🇫🇲 | 702 | 115,000 | 164 | 6.9°N |
| Guatemala | 🇬🇹 | 108,889 | 17,600,000 | 162 | 15.5°N |
| Kiribati | 🇰🇮 | 811 | 130,000 | 160 | 1.4°N |
| Togo | 🇹🇬 | 56,785 | 8,700,000 | 153 | 8.0°N |