Benin vs Guam: Population density

Benin
351.08 people per km²
in 2100
Guam
380.56 people per km²
in 2100
Benin rank
44th
Guam rank
41st

Population density over time

  • Benin
  • Guam
0100200300400100015502100

How they compare

Guam currently reports 380.56 people per km² against 351.08 people per km² in Benin, a difference of 29.48 people per km².

That makes Guam's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 44th and Guam ranks 41st of 235 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Guam in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guam Difference Ahead
1700s 55.54 people per km² 22.22 people per km² 33.32 people per km² Benin
1800s 5.65 people per km² 11.21 people per km² 5.56 people per km² Guam
1850s 7 people per km² 62.96 people per km² 55.96 people per km² Guam
1900s 10.58 people per km² 18.22 people per km² 7.64 people per km² Guam
1910s 11.59 people per km² 22.22 people per km² 10.63 people per km² Guam
1920s 12.68 people per km² 25.93 people per km² 13.25 people per km² Guam
1930s 14.64 people per km² 35.19 people per km² 20.54 people per km² Guam
1940s 16.88 people per km² 40.74 people per km² 23.87 people per km² Guam
1950s 20.85 people per km² 118.52 people per km² 97.67 people per km² Guam
1960s 24.31 people per km² 144.4 people per km² 120.08 people per km² Guam
1970s 30.32 people per km² 181.46 people per km² 151.14 people per km² Guam
1980s 39.84 people per km² 227.45 people per km² 187.61 people per km² Guam
1990s 54.37 people per km² 275.5 people per km² 221.12 people per km² Guam
2000s 73.81 people per km² 303.17 people per km² 229.36 people per km² Guam
2010s 99.54 people per km² 305.2 people per km² 205.66 people per km² Guam
2020s 129.9 people per km² 311.48 people per km² 181.58 people per km² Guam
2030s 162.42 people per km² 331.28 people per km² 168.87 people per km² Guam
2040s 197.26 people per km² 346.74 people per km² 149.47 people per km² Guam
2050s 232.19 people per km² 359.86 people per km² 127.67 people per km² Guam
2060s 265.31 people per km² 368.73 people per km² 103.42 people per km² Guam
2070s 295.87 people per km² 376.03 people per km² 80.16 people per km² Guam
2080s 321.76 people per km² 381.87 people per km² 60.11 people per km² Guam
2090s 342.09 people per km² 382.47 people per km² 40.38 people per km² Guam
2100s 351.08 people per km² 380.56 people per km² 29.49 people per km² Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Benin or Guam?
Guam, at 380.56 people per km² against 351.08 people per km² in Benin as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Benin and Guam?
29.48 people per km², with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guam?
160 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Benin and Guam rank globally for population density?
Benin ranks 44th and Guam ranks 41st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Guam: Population density. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-density/benin/guam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-density/benin/guam/">Benin vs Guam: Population density</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.