Bhutan vs Gabon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Bhutan
8.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
8.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
191st
Gabon rank
190th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.61 people per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 0.23 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Bhutan ranks 191st and Gabon ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1542 people per square kilometre | 0.4424 people per square kilometre | 0.2882 people per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.533 people per square kilometre | 1.1 people per square kilometre | 0.5671 people per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.72 people per square kilometre | 2.04 people per square kilometre | 0.3184 people per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 3.18 people per square kilometre | 3.21 people per square kilometre | 0.032 people per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 5.16 people per square kilometre | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 0.4714 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.04 people per square kilometre | 6.84 people per square kilometre | 0.1986 people per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.3 people per square kilometre | 8.49 people per square kilometre | 0.1914 people per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.61 people per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Gabon?
- 0.23 people per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Gabon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 191st and Gabon ranks 190th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.