Bangladesh vs Korea: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
83.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
97.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
17th
Korea rank
14th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 97.15 units per square kilometre against 83.38 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 13.77 units per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.49 units per square kilometre | 9.71 units per square kilometre | 3.78 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 18.52 units per square kilometre | 12.99 units per square kilometre | 5.53 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 26.47 units per square kilometre | 17.86 units per square kilometre | 8.62 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 32.16 units per square kilometre | 26.66 units per square kilometre | 5.5 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 41.09 units per square kilometre | 43.99 units per square kilometre | 2.91 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 59.58 units per square kilometre | 67 units per square kilometre | 7.42 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 78.66 units per square kilometre | 90.53 units per square kilometre | 11.87 units per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Korea?
- Korea, at 97.15 units per square kilometre against 83.38 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Korea?
- 13.77 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Korea rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Korea ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.