Gabon vs New Caledonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Gabon
8.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
10.74 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
190th
New Caledonia rank
187th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 10.74 people per square kilometre against 8.84 people per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 1.9 people per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 190th and New Caledonia ranks 187th of 215 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4424 people per square kilometre | 2.27 people per square kilometre | 1.83 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 1.1 people per square kilometre | 3.97 people per square kilometre | 2.87 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.04 people per square kilometre | 5.13 people per square kilometre | 3.09 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 3.21 people per square kilometre | 6.53 people per square kilometre | 3.31 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 4.69 people per square kilometre | 8.46 people per square kilometre | 3.77 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 6.84 people per square kilometre | 10.15 people per square kilometre | 3.31 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 8.49 people per square kilometre | 10.58 people per square kilometre | 2.09 people per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
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, Gabon or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 10.74 people per square kilometre against 8.84 people per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Gabon and New Caledonia?
- 1.9 people per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and New Caledonia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and New Caledonia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 190th and New Caledonia ranks 187th 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.