Gabon vs Libya: Rural population, per square kilometre
Gabon
0.8064 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.5039 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
198th
Libya rank
201st
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Libya
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.8064 units per square kilometre against 0.5039 units per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.3025 units per square kilometre.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Libya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 198th and Libya ranks 201st of 216 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 0.7215 units per square kilometre | 0.963 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.5766 units per square kilometre | 0.8774 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 0.5363 units per square kilometre | 0.7132 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 0.4441 units per square kilometre | 0.653 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.9543 units per square kilometre | 0.4006 units per square kilometre | 0.5537 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.9288 units per square kilometre | 0.4486 units per square kilometre | 0.4802 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.8385 units per square kilometre | 0.4958 units per square kilometre | 0.3426 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Gabon or Libya?
- Gabon, at 0.8064 units per square kilometre against 0.5039 units per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Gabon and Libya?
- 0.3025 units per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Libya rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 198th and Libya ranks 201st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, 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
Rural population 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.