French Guiana vs Uruguay: Population density
French Guiana
9.36 people per km²
in 2100
Uruguay
12.83 people per km²
in 2100
French Guiana rank
219th
Uruguay rank
217th
Population density over time
- French Guiana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.83 people per km² against 9.36 people per km² in French Guiana, a difference of 3.47 people per km².
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times French Guiana's.
Across all 183 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
French Guiana ranks 219th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.012 people per km² | 0.0805 people per km² | 0.0685 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1100s | 0.0131 people per km² | 0.0895 people per km² | 0.0764 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1200s | 0.0143 people per km² | 0.0996 people per km² | 0.0853 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1300s | 0.0156 people per km² | 0.1108 people per km² | 0.0952 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 0.017 people per km² | 0.1232 people per km² | 0.1062 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 0.0185 people per km² | 0.1371 people per km² | 0.1186 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 0.0202 people per km² | 0.1526 people per km² | 0.1323 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 0.0221 people per km² | 0.1698 people per km² | 0.1477 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 0.0245 people per km² | 0.1787 people per km² | 0.1542 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 0.0273 people per km² | 0.1882 people per km² | 0.1609 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 0.0303 people per km² | 0.1981 people per km² | 0.1678 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 0.0337 people per km² | 0.2085 people per km² | 0.1748 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 0.0374 people per km² | 0.2194 people per km² | 0.1821 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 0.0416 people per km² | 0.231 people per km² | 0.1894 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 0.0462 people per km² | 0.2432 people per km² | 0.197 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 0.0513 people per km² | 0.256 people per km² | 0.2046 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 0.057 people per km² | 0.2694 people per km² | 0.2124 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 0.0633 people per km² | 0.3142 people per km² | 0.2509 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 0.0704 people per km² | 0.3142 people per km² | 0.2439 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 0.0782 people per km² | 0.3199 people per km² | 0.2417 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.0869 people per km² | 0.4211 people per km² | 0.3342 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.0965 people per km² | 0.5638 people per km² | 0.4672 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.1073 people per km² | 0.7661 people per km² | 0.6588 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.1192 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.1324 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.1472 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1635 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | 3.77 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.1817 people per km² | 5.25 people per km² | 5.07 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.2019 people per km² | 6.29 people per km² | 6.09 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.2243 people per km² | 7.96 people per km² | 7.73 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.2492 people per km² | 9.9 people per km² | 9.65 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.2769 people per km² | 11.39 people per km² | 11.11 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.3119 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 13.16 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.4585 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | 14.75 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.6545 people per km² | 16.37 people per km² | 15.71 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.02 people per km² | 17.22 people per km² | 16.19 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.6 people per km² | 18.17 people per km² | 16.57 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.38 people per km² | 18.78 people per km² | 16.39 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.16 people per km² | 19.2 people per km² | 16.05 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.76 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | 15.59 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2030s | 4.47 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | 14.72 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2040s | 5.26 people per km² | 18.88 people per km² | 13.62 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2050s | 6.05 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | 12.2 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2060s | 6.85 people per km² | 17.31 people per km² | 10.46 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2070s | 7.63 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | 8.58 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2080s | 8.37 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | 6.58 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2090s | 9.04 people per km² | 13.58 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2100s | 9.36 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, French Guiana or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.83 people per km² against 9.36 people per km² in French Guiana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between French Guiana and Uruguay?
- 3.47 people per km², with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Uruguay?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do French Guiana and Uruguay rank globally for population density?
- French Guiana ranks 219th and Uruguay ranks 217th 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.