Table #14
Lowest Population Density Per Square Mile

Rank

1998

2000

2003

2006
1 Western Sahara Western Sahara Western Sahara Western Sahara
Mongolia
2

3

3

4

2 Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia Namibia
French Guinea
4

4

4

6

3 Namibia
French Guinea
Namibia
French Guinea
Australia
French Guinea Australia
5

6

5 7
4 Mauritania
Botswana
Australia
Mauritania
Botswana
Iceland
Suriname
Namibia Iceland
Mauritania
Botswana
Canada
Suriname
6

7

6

8
5 Iceland, Suriname Libya
Canada
Guyana
Mauritania
Botswana
Iceland
Suriname
Australia
Libya
Guyana
7

8

7

9
6 Libya   Libya
Canada
 
8  

8

 
7 Canada
Guyana
  Guyana  
9   9  
  United States United States United States United States
76 74 78 80

Source: Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets:
1998, 2000, 2003, 2006

Chart created by Russ Long