Guam vs Japan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Guam
290.26 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
314.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guam rank
27th
Japan rank
25th

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

  • Guam
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 314.13 people per square kilometre against 290.26 people per square kilometre in Guam, a difference of 23.87 people per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Guam ranks 27th and Japan ranks 25th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 126.02 people per square kilometre 187.03 people per square kilometre 61.01 people per square kilometre Japan
1970s 161.04 people per square kilometre 229.62 people per square kilometre 68.58 people per square kilometre Japan
1980s 203.65 people per square kilometre 253.25 people per square kilometre 49.6 people per square kilometre Japan
1990s 253.18 people per square kilometre 267.84 people per square kilometre 14.66 people per square kilometre Japan
2000s 284 people per square kilometre 296.53 people per square kilometre 12.53 people per square kilometre Japan
2010s 287.11 people per square kilometre 319.11 people per square kilometre 32 people per square kilometre Japan
2020s 286.48 people per square kilometre 316.09 people per square kilometre 29.61 people per square kilometre Japan

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, Guam or Japan?
Japan, at 314.13 people per square kilometre against 290.26 people per square kilometre in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guam and Japan?
23.87 people per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guam and Japan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Guam ranks 27th and Japan ranks 25th 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.