Guyana vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Guyana
1.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
214th
Namibia rank
212th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.8 people per square kilometre against 1.04 people per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.76 people per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 214th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9596 people per square kilometre | 0.1964 people per square kilometre | 0.7632 people per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.12 people per square kilometre | 0.2658 people per square kilometre | 0.8551 people per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 0.3484 people per square kilometre | 0.8061 people per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 0.5516 people per square kilometre | 0.5759 people per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 0.8623 people per square kilometre | 0.2118 people per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 0.2694 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 0.6807 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
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, Guyana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.8 people per square kilometre against 1.04 people per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guyana and Namibia?
- 0.76 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 214th and Namibia ranks 212th 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.