Benin vs Portugal: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Benin
0.1216 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.1119 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
66th
Portugal rank
69th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Benin
  • Portugal
00.0250.050.0750.10.125199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1119 Persons per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0097 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Benin ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0528 Persons per square kilometre 0.11 Persons per square kilometre 0.0572 Persons per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0714 Persons per square kilometre 0.1146 Persons per square kilometre 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0959 Persons per square kilometre 0.1137 Persons per square kilometre 0.0178 Persons per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.1169 Persons per square kilometre 0.1122 Persons per square kilometre 0.0047 Persons per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Benin or Portugal?
Benin, at 0.1216 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1119 Persons per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Benin and Portugal?
0.0097 Persons per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Portugal rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Benin ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.