Bolivia vs Gabon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Bolivia
8.02 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
8.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Bolivia rank
193rd
Gabon rank
190th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Bolivia
  • Gabon
02468196119922023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.02 people per square kilometre in Bolivia, a difference of 0.82 people per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 193rd and Gabon ranks 190th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 people per square kilometre 0.4424 people per square kilometre 1 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1970s 1.92 people per square kilometre 1.1 people per square kilometre 0.8223 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1980s 2.92 people per square kilometre 2.04 people per square kilometre 0.873 people per square kilometre Bolivia
1990s 4.25 people per square kilometre 3.21 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre Bolivia
2000s 5.49 people per square kilometre 4.69 people per square kilometre 0.808 people per square kilometre Bolivia
2010s 6.88 people per square kilometre 6.84 people per square kilometre 0.0411 people per square kilometre Bolivia
2020s 7.82 people per square kilometre 8.49 people per square kilometre 0.6696 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, Bolivia or Gabon?
Gabon, at 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.02 people per square kilometre in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Bolivia and Gabon?
0.82 people per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Gabon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Gabon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Bolivia ranks 193rd 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.