Guatemala vs Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Guatemala
94.05 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
92.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
72nd
Syria rank
73rd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Syria
20406080100196119922023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 94.05 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 1.32 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 15.03 people per square kilometre 12.41 people per square kilometre 2.62 people per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 19.9 people per square kilometre 18.3 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 24 people per square kilometre 27.3 people per square kilometre 3.3 people per square kilometre Syria
1990s 34.88 people per square kilometre 39.25 people per square kilometre 4.37 people per square kilometre Syria
2000s 57.55 people per square kilometre 55.56 people per square kilometre 1.98 people per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 78.38 people per square kilometre 78.94 people per square kilometre 0.5595 people per square kilometre Syria
2020s 91.15 people per square kilometre 87.92 people per square kilometre 3.23 people per square kilometre Guatemala

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, Guatemala or Syria?
Guatemala, at 94.05 people per square kilometre against 92.73 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Syria?
1.32 people per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 73rd 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.