Central African Republic vs Sweden: Population density

Central African Republic

30.14 people per km²

in 2100

Sweden

27.91 people per km²

in 2100

Central African Republic rank

189th

Sweden rank

192nd

Population density over time

Central African Republic currently reports 30.14 people per km² against 27.91 people per km² in Sweden, a difference of 2.24 people per km².

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 234 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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