Gabon vs Sweden: Population density
Gabon
26.79 people per km²
in 2100
Sweden
27.91 people per km²
in 2100
Gabon rank
194th
Sweden rank
192nd
Population density over time
- Gabon
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.91 people per km² against 26.79 people per km² in Gabon, a difference of 1.12 people per km².
Across all 318 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 194th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 235 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2948 people per km² | 0.9821 people per km² | 0.6873 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.3369 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 0.8171 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.3851 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 0.9408 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.4401 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0.5029 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.5618 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1500s | 0.5748 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 0.672 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1600s | 0.6569 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1700s | 0.7507 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 2.61 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1710s | 0.766 people per km² | 3.49 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1720s | 0.7731 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1730s | 0.7806 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1740s | 0.7885 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 3.43 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1750s | 0.7968 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1760s | 0.8057 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | 3.9 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1770s | 0.8151 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 4.19 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1780s | 0.8252 people per km² | 5.17 people per km² | 4.34 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.836 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.6141 people per km² | 6.02 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.6143 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | 5.47 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.6776 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 5.97 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.835 people per km² | 7.33 people per km² | 6.49 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1840s | 1.03 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 7.01 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.19 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | 7.71 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.26 people per km² | 9.76 people per km² | 8.5 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.35 people per km² | 10.68 people per km² | 9.32 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.45 people per km² | 11.46 people per km² | 10.01 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.48 people per km² | 12.12 people per km² | 10.65 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.38 people per km² | 12.95 people per km² | 11.57 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.27 people per km² | 13.87 people per km² | 12.6 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.31 people per km² | 14.73 people per km² | 13.43 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.48 people per km² | 15.33 people per km² | 13.86 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.7 people per km² | 16.36 people per km² | 14.67 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.89 people per km² | 17.78 people per km² | 15.88 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.11 people per km² | 18.93 people per km² | 16.82 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.55 people per km² | 20.08 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.29 people per km² | 20.54 people per km² | 17.25 people per km² | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.31 people per km² | 21.5 people per km² | 17.19 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.64 people per km² | 22.2 people per km² | 16.56 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.77 people per km² | 24.03 people per km² | 16.26 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.96 people per km² | 26.05 people per km² | 16.09 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2030s | 12.13 people per km² | 26.89 people per km² | 14.76 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2040s | 14.5 people per km² | 27.47 people per km² | 12.97 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2050s | 16.94 people per km² | 27.89 people per km² | 10.95 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2060s | 19.32 people per km² | 27.98 people per km² | 8.66 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2070s | 21.64 people per km² | 28.04 people per km² | 6.4 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2080s | 23.85 people per km² | 28.03 people per km² | 4.17 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2090s | 25.82 people per km² | 27.95 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | Sweden |
| 2100s | 26.79 people per km² | 27.91 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gabon or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.91 people per km² against 26.79 people per km² in Gabon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gabon and Sweden?
- 1.12 people per km², with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sweden?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gabon and Sweden rank globally for population density?
- Gabon ranks 194th 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.