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
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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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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.