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United Kingdom vs United States: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , United Kingdom's Population density (people per sq. km of land area) was 283.11, compared to United States's 36.82. That makes United Kingdom's value 668.9% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #43 of 215 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2023)
283.11
Year-over-year
+1.3%
10-year change
+6.8%
Peak
283.11 (2023)
Trough
247.96 (2004)

United States

Rank #165 of 215 globally

United States trend
Latest (2023)
36.82
Year-over-year
+0.8%
10-year change
+6.3%
Peak
36.82 (2023)
Trough
31.96 (2004)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.POP.DNST), CC BY 4.0.