Gambia vs World: Rural population, per square kilometre
Gambia
96.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
26.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
32nd
World rank
28th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- World
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 96.5 units per square kilometre against 26.52 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 69.98 units per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 3.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 32nd and World ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.69 units per square kilometre | 20.63 units per square kilometre | 20.06 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 48.16 units per square kilometre | 24.05 units per square kilometre | 24.1 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 57.23 units per square kilometre | 27.16 units per square kilometre | 30.07 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 73.77 units per square kilometre | 25.97 units per square kilometre | 47.8 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 78.61 units per square kilometre | 26.1 units per square kilometre | 52.51 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 88.78 units per square kilometre | 26.19 units per square kilometre | 62.59 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 95.22 units per square kilometre | 26.41 units per square kilometre | 68.82 units per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Gambia or World?
- Gambia, at 96.5 units per square kilometre against 26.52 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Gambia and World?
- 69.98 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and World rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 32nd and World ranks 28th of 215 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.