Egypt vs Senegal: Population density of the capital city
Egypt
16,082 people per km²
in 2100
Senegal
16,574 people per km²
in 2100
Egypt rank
9th
Senegal rank
8th
Population density of the capital city over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 16,574 people per km² against 16,082 people per km² in Egypt, a difference of 492 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 8th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15,615 people per km² | 13,198 people per km² | 2,417 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2030s | 15,081 people per km² | 14,768 people per km² | 313.05 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2040s | 14,948 people per km² | 15,135 people per km² | 187.55 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2050s | 15,495 people per km² | 15,869 people per km² | 374.25 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2060s | 15,684 people per km² | 16,464 people per km² | 780 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2070s | 15,883 people per km² | 16,798 people per km² | 915.05 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2080s | 16,092 people per km² | 16,513 people per km² | 421.85 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2090s | 16,103 people per km² | 16,778 people per km² | 675.2 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2100s | 16,082 people per km² | 16,574 people per km² | 492.5 people per km² | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Egypt or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 16,574 people per km² against 16,082 people per km² in Egypt as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Egypt and Senegal?
- 492 people per km², with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 8th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.