Gambia vs India: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Gambia
170.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India
169.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
42nd
India rank
43rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- India
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 170.09 people per square kilometre against 169.62 people per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.47 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Gambia ranks 42nd and India ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.49 people per square kilometre | 30.82 people per square kilometre | 26.33 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 11.28 people per square kilometre | 43.64 people per square kilometre | 32.36 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 26.81 people per square kilometre | 63.17 people per square kilometre | 36.36 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 48.89 people per square kilometre | 84.81 people per square kilometre | 35.92 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 84.65 people per square kilometre | 111.7 people per square kilometre | 27.05 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 127.91 people per square kilometre | 143.76 people per square kilometre | 15.86 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 162.34 people per square kilometre | 165.27 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | India |
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, Gambia or India?
- Gambia, at 170.09 people per square kilometre against 169.62 people per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Gambia and India?
- 0.47 people per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and India rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 42nd and India ranks 43rd 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.