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Lower middle income
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Within the “Lower middle income” group, Bangladesh leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023 at 1,319, while Namibia sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 4. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.03306609891.3 KBangladeshBangladesh: 1,3191.3 KWest Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 857857LebanonLebanon: 564564IndiaIndia: 484484ComorosComoros: 457457HaitiHaiti: 422422PakistanPakistan: 321321NigeriaNigeria: 250250Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 240240NepalNepal: 207207KiribatiKiribati: 164164TogoTogo: 151151

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bangladesh 1,319
2 West Bank and Gaza 857
3 Lebanon 564
4 India 484
5 Comoros 457
6 Haiti 422
7 Pakistan 321
8 Nigeria 250
9 Sao Tome and Principe 240
10 Nepal 207
11 Kiribati 164
12 Togo 151
13 Ghana 148
14 Benin 125
15 Egypt, Arab Rep. 115
16 Cambodia 99
17 Cote d'Ivoire 98
18 Kenya 95
19 Honduras 95
20 Senegal 94
21 Timor-Leste 93
22 Morocco 85
23 Myanmar 83
24 Uzbekistan 81
25 Tunisia 79
26 Lesotho 76
27 Tanzania 75
28 Tajikistan 75
29 Eswatini 72
30 Cameroon 60
31 Guinea 59
32 Nicaragua 57
33 Djibouti 50
34 Zimbabwe 42
35 Kyrgyz Republic 37
36 Lao PDR 33
37 Venezuela, RB 32
38 Angola 29
39 Solomon Islands 29
40 Zambia 28
41 Vanuatu 26
42 Papua New Guinea 23
43 Bhutan 21
44 Congo, Rep. 18
45 Bolivia 11
46 Mauritania 5
47 Namibia 4

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Lower middle income group for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023, Bangladesh leads with a gap of 462 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 47 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Namibia at 4.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.