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
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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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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.