Many of the world’s smallest countries are also the countries with the greatest population density, which is a ratio of the average number of people who live in a given area. These are countries with very little area to build new homes and workplaces for people. Hence, people in these countries have no option but to live in closed areas and so it makes the country’s the most densely populated.
Here are the 7 most densely populated countries in the world
1. Monaco
Monaco’s population density is 19,083.37 people per sq. km which makes it the most densely populated country in the whole world.
2. Singapore
Singapore is a small country in Southeast Asia. Ample of its territory consists of a small island. Approximately 5.9 million people live in Singapore. The country’s population density is 7,953 people per sq. km.
3. Bahrain
Bahrain is a small island located in the Persian Gulf, on the east coast of Saudi Arabia. More than 1.7 million people live in the country. The country’s population density is 2012.1 people per sq. km.
4. The Maldives
The country of the Maldives comprises 26 atolls based in the Indian Ocean, about 430 miles (700 km) from Sri Lanka. Its population is approximately 542 thousand, and its population density is 1,718.99 people per sq. km.
5. Malta
Malta is a small country in the Mediterranean Sea, on the south of the Italian island of Sicily. It has a population of about 442 thousand, and its population density is 1,514.47 people per sq. km.
6. Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a quite small country on the Indian subcontinent. It is connected to the south by the Bay of Bengal, to the southeast by Burma. The country is residence to approximately 166 million people. Its population density is 1239.58 people per sq. km.
7. Palestine
The West Bank and Gaza Strip, which the United Nations recognizes as the State of Palestine, has a population of approximately 5.2 million. The population density of the country is 759 per sq. km.
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