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
- Sweden
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 30.14 people per km² against 27.91 people per km² in Sweden, a difference of 2.23 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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 46.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3503 people per km² | 0.9821 people per km² | 0.6319 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.3687 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 0.7853 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.3881 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 0.9378 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.4085 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0.43 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.6347 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1500s | 0.4527 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 0.7941 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1600s | 0.4765 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1700s | 0.5016 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1710s | 0.5032 people per km² | 3.49 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1720s | 0.5107 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1730s | 0.5186 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | 3.46 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1740s | 0.527 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1750s | 0.5359 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1760s | 0.5454 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | 4.16 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1770s | 0.5557 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1780s | 0.5667 people per km² | 5.17 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.5786 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | 4.79 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.7696 people per km² | 6.02 people per km² | 5.25 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.7699 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | 5.31 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.8536 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 5.79 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1830s | 1.06 people per km² | 7.33 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1840s | 1.33 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 6.71 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.5 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | 7.39 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.55 people per km² | 9.76 people per km² | 8.22 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.61 people per km² | 10.68 people per km² | 9.07 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.69 people per km² | 11.46 people per km² | 9.78 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.71 people per km² | 12.12 people per km² | 10.42 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.64 people per km² | 12.95 people per km² | 11.31 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.57 people per km² | 13.87 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.63 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | 13.1 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.84 people per km² | 15.33 people per km² | 13.49 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2.12 people per km² | 16.36 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.49 people per km² | 17.78 people per km² | 15.29 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3 people per km² | 18.93 people per km² | 15.94 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.66 people per km² | 20.08 people per km² | 16.43 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.16 people per km² | 20.54 people per km² | 16.38 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.29 people per km² | 21.5 people per km² | 16.2 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.79 people per km² | 22.2 people per km² | 15.42 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.53 people per km² | 24.03 people per km² | 16.5 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.86 people per km² | 26.05 people per km² | 17.19 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2030s | 11.88 people per km² | 26.89 people per km² | 15.01 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2040s | 15.17 people per km² | 27.47 people per km² | 12.29 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2050s | 18.62 people per km² | 27.89 people per km² | 9.27 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2060s | 22.02 people per km² | 27.98 people per km² | 5.96 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2070s | 25.04 people per km² | 28.04 people per km² | 3 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2080s | 27.51 people per km² | 28.03 people per km² | 0.5162 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2090s | 29.37 people per km² | 27.95 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Central African Republic |
| 2100s | 30.14 people per km² | 27.91 people per km² | 2.24 people per km² | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Central African Republic or Sweden?
- Central African Republic, at 30.14 people per km² against 27.91 people per km² in Sweden as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Central African Republic and Sweden?
- 2.23 people per km², with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sweden?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Central African Republic and Sweden rank globally for population density?
- Central African Republic ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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.