Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 22.07 people per square kilometre against 20.71 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.36 people per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 people per square kilometre | 2.08 people per square kilometre | 0.3005 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.55 people per square kilometre | 3.92 people per square kilometre | 1.37 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.87 people per square kilometre | 6.04 people per square kilometre | 2.17 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.13 people per square kilometre | 8.88 people per square kilometre | 2.75 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.54 people per square kilometre | 12.09 people per square kilometre | 2.55 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.59 people per square kilometre | 16.61 people per square kilometre | 2.02 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.49 people per square kilometre | 20.95 people per square kilometre | 1.45 people per square kilometre | Guinea |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 22.07 people per square kilometre against 20.71 people per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 1.36 people per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Guinea ranks 161st 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.