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
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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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.