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
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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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.