Egypt vs Senegal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Egypt
49.14 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
51.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
112th
Senegal rank
109th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 51.36 people per square kilometre against 49.14 people per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 2.22 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 109th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.52 people per square kilometre | 5.32 people per square kilometre | 7.2 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 16.83 people per square kilometre | 8.92 people per square kilometre | 7.91 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 22.1 people per square kilometre | 12.91 people per square kilometre | 9.19 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1990s | 28 people per square kilometre | 18.02 people per square kilometre | 9.98 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2000s | 34.6 people per square kilometre | 24.2 people per square kilometre | 10.39 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 42.17 people per square kilometre | 34.79 people per square kilometre | 7.39 people per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2020s | 47.88 people per square kilometre | 47.9 people per square kilometre | 0.0199 people per square kilometre | Senegal |
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, Egypt or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 51.36 people per square kilometre against 49.14 people per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Egypt and Senegal?
- 2.22 people per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 112th and Senegal ranks 109th 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.