Greenland vs Guyana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Greenland
0.12 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana
1.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
215th
Guyana rank
214th

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

  • Greenland
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.04 people per square kilometre against 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.92 people per square kilometre.

That makes Guyana's figure about 8.6 times Greenland's.

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

Greenland ranks 215th and Guyana ranks 214th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Guyana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0769 people per square kilometre 0.9596 people per square kilometre 0.8827 people per square kilometre Guyana
1970s 0.1053 people per square kilometre 1.12 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre Guyana
1980s 0.1209 people per square kilometre 1.15 people per square kilometre 1.03 people per square kilometre Guyana
1990s 0.1253 people per square kilometre 1.13 people per square kilometre 1 people per square kilometre Guyana
2000s 0.1141 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre 0.96 people per square kilometre Guyana
2010s 0.1176 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre 0.907 people per square kilometre Guyana
2020s 0.1196 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre 0.9047 people per square kilometre Guyana

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, Greenland or Guyana?
Guyana, at 1.04 people per square kilometre against 0.12 people per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Greenland and Guyana?
0.92 people per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guyana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Guyana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 215th and Guyana ranks 214th 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.