Greece vs Spain: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Greece
18.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
19.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
69th
Spain rank
66th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.99 units per square kilometre against 18.96 units per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 1.03 units per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 69th and Spain ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 units per square kilometre | 5.66 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1970s | 8.3 units per square kilometre | 7.31 units per square kilometre | 0.9873 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.92 units per square kilometre | 9.21 units per square kilometre | 0.7119 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1990s | 12.49 units per square kilometre | 11.84 units per square kilometre | 0.6524 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2000s | 15.39 units per square kilometre | 14.45 units per square kilometre | 0.9426 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2010s | 17.54 units per square kilometre | 17.03 units per square kilometre | 0.5072 units per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2020s | 18.77 units per square kilometre | 19.16 units per square kilometre | 0.39 units per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.99 units per square kilometre against 18.96 units per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Greece and Spain?
- 1.03 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 69th and Spain ranks 66th 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.