Cumulative people space by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
347
United States
Lowest
1
United Arab Emirates
Median
1
Years covered
61
1961–2021
Data points
2,379

What the numbers show

Cumulative people space is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 347 in United States; the lowest is 1 in United Arab Emirates.

The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 14.62.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 347.

Cumulative people space: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 347 2021 up 4.2% volatile
2 Russia 124 2021 up 11.7% volatile
3 Japan 11 2021 up 37.5% volatile
3 China 11 2021 up 83.3% volatile
3 Germany 11 2021 up 10.0% volatile
6 Canada 10 2021 up 11.1% volatile
6 France 10 2021 up 11.1% volatile
8 Italy 7 2021 up 40.0% volatile
9 United Kingdom 3 2021 up 50.0% volatile
10 Slovakia 2 2021 unchanged volatile
10 Netherlands 2 2021 unchanged volatile
10 Kazakhstan 2 2021 up 100.0% volatile
10 Hungary 2 2021 unchanged volatile
10 Bulgaria 2 2021 unchanged volatile
10 Belgium 2 2021 unchanged volatile
16 South Africa 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Sweden 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Syria 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Saudi Arabia 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Ukraine 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Romania 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Vietnam 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Poland 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Peru 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Afghanistan 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Malaysia 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Mongolia 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Mexico 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 South Korea 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Israel 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Iran 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 India 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Spain 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Denmark 1 2021 — volatile
16 Cuba 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Switzerland 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Brazil 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 Austria 1 2021 unchanged volatile
16 United Arab Emirates 1 2021 — volatile

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Indicator
Cumulative people space
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 2,379 data points, 1961–2021
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