Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
34.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
33.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
133rd
South Africa rank
136th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Africa
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 34.91 people per square kilometre against 33.13 people per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1.78 people per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 people per square kilometre | 7.48 people per square kilometre | 4.52 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 3.73 people per square kilometre | 10.06 people per square kilometre | 6.32 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 7.54 people per square kilometre | 14.08 people per square kilometre | 6.54 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 13.5 people per square kilometre | 19.4 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 18.68 people per square kilometre | 24.17 people per square kilometre | 5.48 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 26.38 people per square kilometre | 29.1 people per square kilometre | 2.72 people per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 33.3 people per square kilometre | 32.4 people per square kilometre | 0.8974 people per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 34.91 people per square kilometre against 33.13 people per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
- 1.78 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 136th 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.