Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Senegal
51.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
52.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
109th
Sierra Leone rank
106th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 52.52 people per square kilometre against 51.36 people per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 1.16 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.32 people per square kilometre | 7.07 people per square kilometre | 1.75 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 8.92 people per square kilometre | 11.22 people per square kilometre | 2.3 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12.91 people per square kilometre | 16.01 people per square kilometre | 3.1 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 18.02 people per square kilometre | 20.11 people per square kilometre | 2.08 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 24.2 people per square kilometre | 27.29 people per square kilometre | 3.09 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 34.79 people per square kilometre | 39.27 people per square kilometre | 4.48 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 47.9 people per square kilometre | 49.93 people per square kilometre | 2.03 people per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
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, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 52.52 people per square kilometre against 51.36 people per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 1.16 people per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 106th 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.