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

Guam
290.26 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
248.75 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guam rank
27th
Mauritius rank
30th

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

  • Guam
  • Mauritius
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Guam currently reports 290.26 people per square kilometre against 248.75 people per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 41.51 people per square kilometre.

That makes Guam's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.

Guam ranks 27th and Mauritius ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 126.02 people per square kilometre 157.13 people per square kilometre 31.11 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 161.04 people per square kilometre 189.23 people per square kilometre 28.19 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 203.65 people per square kilometre 212.68 people per square kilometre 9.03 people per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 253.18 people per square kilometre 244.87 people per square kilometre 8.31 people per square kilometre Guam
2000s 284 people per square kilometre 254.17 people per square kilometre 29.83 people per square kilometre Guam
2010s 287.11 people per square kilometre 256.16 people per square kilometre 30.95 people per square kilometre Guam
2020s 286.48 people per square kilometre 250 people per square kilometre 36.48 people per square kilometre Guam

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 Mauritius?
Guam, at 290.26 people per square kilometre against 248.75 people per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guam and Mauritius?
41.51 people per square kilometre, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Mauritius?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guam and Mauritius rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Guam ranks 27th and Mauritius ranks 30th 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.