Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Rural population, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
41.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
42.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
80th
Senegal rank
79th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 42.54 units per square kilometre against 41.66 units per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.88 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.69 units per square kilometre | 14.76 units per square kilometre | 2.93 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 19.96 units per square kilometre | 17.53 units per square kilometre | 2.43 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 24.17 units per square kilometre | 21.5 units per square kilometre | 2.67 units per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 25.51 units per square kilometre | 27.31 units per square kilometre | 1.8 units per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 30.09 units per square kilometre | 33.57 units per square kilometre | 3.48 units per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 36.38 units per square kilometre | 40.08 units per square kilometre | 3.7 units per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 40.77 units per square kilometre | 42.66 units per square kilometre | 1.89 units per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 42.54 units per square kilometre against 41.66 units per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.88 units per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 79th 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.