User:thusitha.kodikara: A mile is larger than a kilometer. Infact a mile is approximately equal to 1.6 kilometers. So, a square mile is larger than a square kilometer. Obviously there should be more people in the larger unit of area. But according to the existing entry 1,301.8 people in a square kilometer (which is the smaller unit) and and 502.6 in a square mile (which is the larger unit).