Guyana vs Sweden: Rural population, per square kilometre

Guyana
2.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
2.94 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
186th
Sweden rank
184th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Guyana
  • Sweden
012345196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.94 units per square kilometre against 2.88 units per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 184th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 units per square kilometre 4.35 units per square kilometre 2.07 units per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 2.64 units per square kilometre 3.53 units per square kilometre 0.8943 units per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 2.76 units per square kilometre 3.46 units per square kilometre 0.7082 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 2.72 units per square kilometre 3.49 units per square kilometre 0.7692 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 2.79 units per square kilometre 3.47 units per square kilometre 0.6787 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 2.85 units per square kilometre 3.25 units per square kilometre 0.3992 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 2.85 units per square kilometre 3 units per square kilometre 0.1556 units per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Guyana or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.94 units per square kilometre against 2.88 units per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Guyana and Sweden?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sweden rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 184th 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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.