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

Gabon
8.84 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
8.58 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
190th
Solomon Islands rank
192nd

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

  • Gabon
  • Solomon Islands
02468196119922023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.58 people per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.26 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 190th and Solomon Islands ranks 192nd of 215 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4424 people per square kilometre 0.2632 people per square kilometre 0.1792 people per square kilometre Gabon
1970s 1.1 people per square kilometre 0.6341 people per square kilometre 0.466 people per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 2.04 people per square kilometre 1.24 people per square kilometre 0.805 people per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 3.21 people per square kilometre 1.98 people per square kilometre 1.23 people per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 4.69 people per square kilometre 3 people per square kilometre 1.68 people per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 6.84 people per square kilometre 5.32 people per square kilometre 1.52 people per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 8.49 people per square kilometre 8.01 people per square kilometre 0.48 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, Gabon or Solomon Islands?
Gabon, at 8.84 people per square kilometre against 8.58 people per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Gabon and Solomon Islands?
0.26 people per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Solomon Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 190th and Solomon Islands ranks 192nd 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.