Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Population density

Dominican Republic
245.63 people per km²
in 2100
Guatemala
241.81 people per km²
in 2100
Dominican Republic rank
61st
Guatemala rank
64th

Population density over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Guatemala
0100200300100015502100

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 245.63 people per km² against 241.81 people per km² in Guatemala, a difference of 3.82 people per km².

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

Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 64th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 20 and Guatemala in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Guatemala Difference Ahead
1000s 1.38 people per km² 5.6 people per km² 4.22 people per km² Guatemala
1100s 1.72 people per km² 5.97 people per km² 4.25 people per km² Guatemala
1200s 2.15 people per km² 6.35 people per km² 4.19 people per km² Guatemala
1300s 2.69 people per km² 6.72 people per km² 4.03 people per km² Guatemala
1400s 3.37 people per km² 7.09 people per km² 3.73 people per km² Guatemala
1500s 4.21 people per km² 7.47 people per km² 3.26 people per km² Guatemala
1600s 2.06 people per km² 5.6 people per km² 3.54 people per km² Guatemala
1700s 2.15 people per km² 6.53 people per km² 4.38 people per km² Guatemala
1710s 2.24 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 4.21 people per km² Guatemala
1720s 2.33 people per km² 6.36 people per km² 4.03 people per km² Guatemala
1730s 2.43 people per km² 6.27 people per km² 3.84 people per km² Guatemala
1740s 2.53 people per km² 6.19 people per km² 3.66 people per km² Guatemala
1750s 2.63 people per km² 6.1 people per km² 3.47 people per km² Guatemala
1760s 2.74 people per km² 6.02 people per km² 3.28 people per km² Guatemala
1770s 2.86 people per km² 5.94 people per km² 3.08 people per km² Guatemala
1780s 2.98 people per km² 5.86 people per km² 2.88 people per km² Guatemala
1790s 3.1 people per km² 5.78 people per km² 2.68 people per km² Guatemala
1800s 2.81 people per km² 4.58 people per km² 1.77 people per km² Guatemala
1810s 2.17 people per km² 5.23 people per km² 3.06 people per km² Guatemala
1820s 2.03 people per km² 5.78 people per km² 3.75 people per km² Guatemala
1830s 2.38 people per km² 6.29 people per km² 3.91 people per km² Guatemala
1840s 2.81 people per km² 7.18 people per km² 4.37 people per km² Guatemala
1850s 3.46 people per km² 8.4 people per km² 4.94 people per km² Guatemala
1860s 4.46 people per km² 9.53 people per km² 5.07 people per km² Guatemala
1870s 5.75 people per km² 10.84 people per km² 5.09 people per km² Guatemala
1880s 7.41 people per km² 12.26 people per km² 4.85 people per km² Guatemala
1890s 9.54 people per km² 12.79 people per km² 3.24 people per km² Guatemala
1900s 12.53 people per km² 13.16 people per km² 0.6346 people per km² Guatemala
1910s 16.41 people per km² 14.65 people per km² 1.75 people per km² Dominican Republic
1920s 22.14 people per km² 16.28 people per km² 5.87 people per km² Dominican Republic
1930s 30.57 people per km² 19.04 people per km² 11.52 people per km² Dominican Republic
1940s 41.82 people per km² 24.6 people per km² 17.22 people per km² Dominican Republic
1950s 57.84 people per km² 32.67 people per km² 25.17 people per km² Dominican Republic
1960s 79.13 people per km² 43.37 people per km² 35.76 people per km² Dominican Republic
1970s 104.89 people per km² 56.47 people per km² 48.42 people per km² Dominican Republic
1980s 133.83 people per km² 72.59 people per km² 61.24 people per km² Dominican Republic
1990s 164.29 people per km² 95.15 people per km² 69.14 people per km² Dominican Republic
2000s 192.57 people per km² 120.85 people per km² 71.72 people per km² Dominican Republic
2010s 218.12 people per km² 147.64 people per km² 70.48 people per km² Dominican Republic
2020s 241.08 people per km² 173.16 people per km² 67.92 people per km² Dominican Republic
2030s 257.67 people per km² 198.3 people per km² 59.36 people per km² Dominican Republic
2040s 268.99 people per km² 220.16 people per km² 48.83 people per km² Dominican Republic
2050s 275.39 people per km² 236.93 people per km² 38.46 people per km² Dominican Republic
2060s 276.14 people per km² 248.14 people per km² 28.01 people per km² Dominican Republic
2070s 271.98 people per km² 252.95 people per km² 19.03 people per km² Dominican Republic
2080s 263.81 people per km² 251.69 people per km² 12.12 people per km² Dominican Republic
2090s 252.6 people per km² 246.02 people per km² 6.59 people per km² Dominican Republic
2100s 245.63 people per km² 241.81 people per km² 3.82 people per km² Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?
Dominican Republic, at 245.63 people per km² against 241.81 people per km² in Guatemala as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?
3.82 people per km², with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for population density?
Dominican Republic ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 64th 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.