Top 100 Least Densely Populated Countries World Sparsely Per Sq Km Per Sq Mi
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Top 100 Least Densely Populated Countries World
Top 100 Least Densely Populated Countries World 2017 Thickly per sq Km (per sq Ml)
Find Top 100 Least Densely Populated Countries World by per sq Km (per sq Miles). We have also ranked all countries below in decreasing order of per sq Km (per sq Miles) .
The Ranking mentioned here are based on per sq Km (per sq Miles) and not on total area of the country.
Macau (China) is the Densely Populated City/country if we look as per sq Km (per sq Miles).
Then Comes Monaco and then Singapore.
Densely Populated Country in the World – Rank 1 –GreenLand (Denmark)
Greenland has a population of 56,370 (January 2013 estimate), of whom 88% are Greenlandic Inuit (including mixed persons). The remaining 12% are of European descent, mainly Greenland Danes. Several thousand Greenlandic Inuit reside in Denmark proper. The majority of the population is Lutheran. Nearly all Greenlanders live along the fjords in the south-west of the main island, which has a relatively mild climate. More than 17,000 people reside in Nuuk, the capital city.
Second Densely Populated Country in the World – Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway)
Third Densely Populated Country in the World- Falkland Islands (UK)
Top 100 Least Densely Populated countries 2017 World
Top 100 Least Densely Populated countries 2017 World sq Km (per sq Miles)
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Country (or dependent territory) | Area (km2) | Area (mi2) | Population | Density (pop./km2) | Density(pop./mi2) |
1 | Greenland (Denmark) | 2166000 | 836297 | 55984 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
2 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | 61399 | 23706 | 2655 | 0.04 | 0.1 |
3 | Falkland Islands (UK) | 12173 | 4700 | 2563 | 0.21 | 0.54 |
4 | Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 47 | 18 | 56 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
5 | Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 207 | 80 | 266 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
6 | Mongolia | 1564100 | 603902 | 3000000 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
7 | Western Sahara | 252120 | 97344 | 567000 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
8 | Namibia | 825118 | 318580 | 2113077 | 2.6 | 7 |
9 | French Guiana (France) | 86504 | 33399 | 244118 | 2.8 | 7 |
10 | Australia | 7692024 | 2969907 | 24724820 | 3 | 8 |
11 | Suriname | 163820 | 63251 | 534189 | 3.3 | 9 |
12 | Iceland | 102775 | 39682 | 346750 | 3.4 | 9 |
13 | Mauritania | 1030700 | 397955 | 3461041 | 3.4 | 9 |
14 | Botswana | 581730 | 224607 | 2024904 | 3.5 | 9 |
15 | Canada | 9984670 | 3855103 | 36726245 | 4 | 10 |
16 | Libya | 1770060 | 683424 | 6244174 | 4 | 10 |
17 | Guyana | 214999 | 83012 | 784894 | 4 | 10 |
18 | Niue (NZ) | 261 | 101 | 1613 | 6 | 16 |
19 | Kazakhstan | 2724900 | 1052090 | 17186000 | 6 | 16 |
20 | Gabon | 267667 | 103347 | 1672000 | 6 | 16 |
21 | Central African Republic | 622436 | 240324 | 4616000 | 7 | 18 |
22 | Russia | 17125242 | 6612093 | 1.47E+08 | 9 | 23 |
23 | Bolivia | 1098581 | 424164 | 11145770 | 10 | 26 |
24 | Ascension Island (UK) | 88 | 34 | 880 | 10 | 26 |
25 | Chad | 1284000 | 495755 | 14900000 | 12 | 31 |
26 | Turkmenistan | 491210 | 189657 | 5758000 | 12 | 31 |
27 | Oman | 309500 | 119499 | 4183841 | 14 | 36 |
28 | New Caledonia (France) | 18575 | 7172 | 258958 | 14 | 36 |
29 | Christmas Island (Australia) | 137 | 53 | 2072 | 15 | 39 |
30 | Mali | 1248574 | 482077 | 18542000 | 15 | 39 |
31 | Republic of the Congo | 342000 | 132047 | 5261000 | 15 | 39 |
32 | Saudi Arabia | 2149690 | 830000 | 33905320 | 16 | 41 |
33 | Argentina | 2780400 | 1073518 | 44044811 | 16 | 41 |
34 | Norway | 323782 | 125013 | 5290288 | 16 | 41 |
35 | Finland | 338424 | 130666 | 5509984 | 16 | 41 |
36 | Belize | 22965 | 8867 | 387879 | 17 | 44 |
37 | Paraguay | 406752 | 157048 | 6953646 | 17 | 44 |
38 | Papua New Guinea | 462840 | 178704 | 8151300 | 18 | 47 |
39 | New Zealand | 270467 | 104428 | 4832847 | 18 | 46 |
40 | Niger | 1186408 | 458075 | 21477348 | 18 | 47 |
41 | Algeria | 2381741 | 919595 | 41697498 | 18 | 47 |
42 | Åland Islands (Finland) | 1552 | 599 | 28502 | 18 | 47 |
43 | Uruguay | 176215 | 68037 | 3286314 | 19 | 49 |
44 | South Sudan | 644329 | 248777 | 12575714 | 20 | 52 |
45 | Bhutan | 38394 | 14824 | 793692 | 21 | 54 |
46 | Vanuatu | 12190 | 4707 | 272459 | 22 | 57 |
47 | Sudan | 1839542 | 710251 | 40782742 | 22 | 57 |
48 | Zambia | 752612 | 290585 | 16405229 | 22 | 57 |
49 | Sweden | 450295 | 173860 | 10096861 | 22 | 58 |
50 | Solomon Islands | 28370 | 10954 | 651700 | 23 | 60 |
51 | Somalia | 637657 | 246201 | 14743000 | 23 | 60 |
52 | Chile | 756096 | 291930 | 17373831 | 23 | 60 |
53 | Angola | 1246700 | 481354 | 28359634 | 23 | 60 |
54 | Brazil | 8515767 | 3287956 | 2.08E+08 | 24 | 63 |
55 | Peru | 1285216 | 496225 | 31826018 | 25 | 65 |
56 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 242 | 93 | 6081 | 25 | 65 |
57 | Bahamas | 13940 | 5382 | 351461 | 25 | 65 |
58 | Laos | 236800 | 91429 | 6492400 | 27 | 70 |
59 | Estonia | 45339 | 17505 | 1315635 | 29 | 75 |
60 | Latvia | 64562 | 24928 | 1935800 | 30 | 78 |
61 | Kyrgyzstan | 199945 | 77199 | 6140200 | 31 | 80 |
62 | United States | 9833517 | 3796742 | 3.26E+08 | 33 | 86 |
63 | Mozambique | 799380 | 308642 | 27128530 | 34 | 88 |
64 | Venezuela | 916445 | 353841 | 31431164 | 34 | 88 |
65 | Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 1399 | 540 | 48244 | 34 | 88 |
66 | Saint Helena (UK) | 122 | 47 | 4534 | 37 | 96 |
67 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2345095 | 905446 | 85026000 | 36 | 93 |
68 | Zimbabwe | 390757 | 150872 | 14542235 | 37 | 96 |
69 | Djibouti | 23000 | 8880 | 864618 | 38 | 98 |
70 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 14 | 5 | 550 | 39 | 101 |
71 | Lithuania | 65300 | 25212 | 2819753 | 43 | 111 |
72 | Guinea-Bissau | 36125 | 13948 | 1553822 | 43 | 111 |
73 | Palau | 488 | 188 | 20901 | 43 | 111 |
74 | Colombia | 1141748 | 440831 | 49507003 | 43 | 112 |
75 | Madagascar | 587041 | 226658 | 25571000 | 44 | 114 |
76 | Liberia | 97036 | 37466 | 4289520 | 44 | 114 |
77 | Eritrea | 121100 | 46757 | 5482000 | 45 | 117 |
78 | Montenegro | 13812 | 5333 | 622387 | 45 | 117 |
79 | Afghanistan | 645807 | 249347 | 29724323 | 46 | 119 |
80 | Belarus | 207600 | 80155 | 9495800 | 46 | 119 |
81 | South Africa | 1220813 | 471359 | 56521900 | 46 | 119 |
82 | Fiji | 18333 | 7078 | 858038 | 47 | 122 |
83 | Wallis and Futuna (France) | 274 | 106 | 13135 | 48 | 124 |
84 | Montserrat (UK) | 102 | 39 | 4922 | 48 | 124 |
85 | Iran | 1648195 | 636372 | 80982083 | 49 | 127 |
86 | Cameroon | 466050 | 179943 | 23248044 | 50 | 129 |
87 | Nicaragua | 121428 | 46884 | 6262703 | 52 | 135 |
88 | Guinea | 245857 | 94926 | 12717176 | 52 | 135 |
89 | Georgia | 69700 | 26911 | 3718200 | 53 | 137 |
90 | Panama | 74177 | 28640 | 4098135 | 55 | 142 |
91 | Equatorial Guinea | 28051 | 10831 | 1622000 | 58 | 150 |
92 | Tanzania | 883749 | 341217 | 51557365 | 58 | 150 |
93 | Tajikistan | 143100 | 55251 | 8829300 | 62 | 161 |
94 | Yemen | 455000 | 175676 | 28250000 | 62 | 161 |
95 | Mexico | 1967138 | 759516 | 1.24E+08 | 63 | 163 |
96 | Cook Islands (NZ) | 237 | 92 | 14974 | 63 | 163 |
97 | Bulgaria | 111002 | 42858 | 7101859 | 64 | 166 |
98 | Ecuador | 255595 | 98686 | 16635300 | 65 | 169 |
99 | Norfolk Island (Australia) | 35 | 14 | 2302 | 66 | 171 |
100 | Caribbean Netherlands (Netherlands) | 322 | 124 | 21133 | 66 | 171 |
World Least Sparsely Populated country
Antartica- has least number of people per square kilometre or per square miles because of its extreme climatic conditions.