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