Afghanistan vs Egypt: Population density
Afghanistan
199.65 people per km²
in 2100
Egypt
202.82 people per km²
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
77th
Egypt rank
76th
Population density over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 202.82 people per km² against 199.65 people per km² in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.17 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 77th and Egypt ranks 76th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Egypt in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.45 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1100s | 3.64 people per km² | 4.37 people per km² | 0.7285 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1200s | 3.83 people per km² | 4.02 people per km² | 0.1853 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1300s | 2.68 people per km² | 4.72 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1400s | 2.87 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1500s | 3.07 people per km² | 4.02 people per km² | 0.9519 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1600s | 3.83 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1700s | 3.83 people per km² | 4.52 people per km² | 0.6876 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1710s | 3.93 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | 0.4926 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1720s | 4.02 people per km² | 4.32 people per km² | 0.3029 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1730s | 4.11 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 0.1112 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1740s | 4.2 people per km² | 4.12 people per km² | 0.0827 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 4.3 people per km² | 4.02 people per km² | 0.2786 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 4.39 people per km² | 3.92 people per km² | 0.4767 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 4.49 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | 0.677 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 4.6 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 0.8797 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 4.7 people per km² | 3.62 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 5.03 people per km² | 3.66 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 5.03 people per km² | 4.01 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 5.13 people per km² | 4.27 people per km² | 0.8596 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 5.37 people per km² | 4.42 people per km² | 0.9469 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 5.61 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 0.5837 people per km² | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 5.87 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | 0.0903 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1860s | 6.14 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | 0.4287 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1870s | 6.42 people per km² | 7.23 people per km² | 0.8097 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1880s | 6.71 people per km² | 8.08 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1890s | 7.01 people per km² | 9.25 people per km² | 2.24 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1900s | 7.61 people per km² | 10.62 people per km² | 3.01 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1910s | 11.57 people per km² | 12.02 people per km² | 0.4568 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1920s | 13.26 people per km² | 13.45 people per km² | 0.1992 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1930s | 9.87 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1940s | 10.55 people per km² | 18.49 people per km² | 7.94 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1950s | 12.71 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 10.97 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1960s | 15.28 people per km² | 30.42 people per km² | 15.14 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1970s | 19.28 people per km² | 38.71 people per km² | 19.43 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.76 people per km² | 50.33 people per km² | 32.57 people per km² | Egypt |
| 1990s | 24.7 people per km² | 65.27 people per km² | 40.57 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2000s | 36.46 people per km² | 80.64 people per km² | 44.19 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2010s | 50.81 people per km² | 98.9 people per km² | 48.08 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2020s | 66.71 people per km² | 117.86 people per km² | 51.15 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2030s | 85.85 people per km² | 135.84 people per km² | 49.99 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2040s | 106.41 people per km² | 153.62 people per km² | 47.22 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2050s | 127.15 people per km² | 168.54 people per km² | 41.39 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2060s | 147.61 people per km² | 180.85 people per km² | 33.23 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2070s | 166.59 people per km² | 190.82 people per km² | 24.23 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2080s | 181.96 people per km² | 197.78 people per km² | 15.82 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2090s | 194.06 people per km² | 201.74 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | Egypt |
| 2100s | 199.65 people per km² | 202.82 people per km² | 3.17 people per km² | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 202.82 people per km² against 199.65 people per km² in Afghanistan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 3.17 people per km², with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for population density?
- Afghanistan ranks 77th and Egypt ranks 76th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.