Gambia vs Kuwait: Population density
Gambia
563.54 people per km²
in 2100
Kuwait
538.83 people per km²
in 2100
Gambia rank
25th
Kuwait rank
28th
Population density over time
- Gambia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 563.54 people per km² against 538.83 people per km² in Kuwait, a difference of 24.71 people per km².
The two have swapped places 7 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 29 and Kuwait in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1777 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.69 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1100s | 0.2031 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.67 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1200s | 0.232 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.64 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1300s | 0.2652 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.61 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1400s | 0.3031 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.57 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1500s | 0.3464 people per km² | 3.87 people per km² | 3.53 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1600s | 0.3958 people per km² | 7.58 people per km² | 7.18 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1700s | 0.4525 people per km² | 6.57 people per km² | 6.11 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1710s | 0.4085 people per km² | 6.75 people per km² | 6.34 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1720s | 0.3689 people per km² | 6.82 people per km² | 6.45 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1730s | 0.333 people per km² | 6.89 people per km² | 6.55 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1740s | 0.3007 people per km² | 6.96 people per km² | 6.66 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1750s | 0.2715 people per km² | 7.03 people per km² | 6.76 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1760s | 0.2452 people per km² | 7.1 people per km² | 6.85 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1770s | 0.2213 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | 6.95 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1780s | 0.1998 people per km² | 7.24 people per km² | 7.04 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1790s | 0.1804 people per km² | 7.32 people per km² | 7.13 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1800s | 10.2 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 5.64 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1810s | 10.21 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 5.64 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1820s | 10.33 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1830s | 10.62 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 6.06 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1840s | 10.91 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 6.35 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1850s | 11.41 people per km² | 4.57 people per km² | 6.85 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1860s | 12.19 people per km² | 4.58 people per km² | 7.61 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1870s | 13.2 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | 8.48 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1880s | 14.52 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 9.49 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1890s | 15.83 people per km² | 5.36 people per km² | 10.48 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1900s | 17.08 people per km² | 5.7 people per km² | 11.38 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1910s | 18.34 people per km² | 6.14 people per km² | 12.2 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1920s | 20.33 people per km² | 6.69 people per km² | 13.64 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1930s | 23.48 people per km² | 7.28 people per km² | 16.19 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1940s | 27.49 people per km² | 7.93 people per km² | 19.55 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1950s | 34.13 people per km² | 11.04 people per km² | 23.09 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1960s | 44.6 people per km² | 28.63 people per km² | 15.97 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1970s | 59.44 people per km² | 61.26 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 84.04 people per km² | 104.31 people per km² | 20.27 people per km² | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 122.66 people per km² | 95.13 people per km² | 27.53 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2000s | 163.26 people per km² | 128.21 people per km² | 35.06 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2010s | 216.69 people per km² | 209.57 people per km² | 7.12 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2020s | 275.84 people per km² | 274.53 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2030s | 336.23 people per km² | 311.28 people per km² | 24.94 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2040s | 394.61 people per km² | 340.78 people per km² | 53.82 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2050s | 447.91 people per km² | 370.92 people per km² | 76.99 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2060s | 493.22 people per km² | 402.47 people per km² | 90.75 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2070s | 527.77 people per km² | 437.23 people per km² | 90.54 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2080s | 550.41 people per km² | 475.14 people per km² | 75.27 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2090s | 561.41 people per km² | 515.68 people per km² | 45.73 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2100s | 563.54 people per km² | 538.83 people per km² | 24.71 people per km² | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gambia or Kuwait?
- Gambia, at 563.54 people per km² against 538.83 people per km² in Kuwait as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gambia and Kuwait?
- 24.71 people per km², with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kuwait?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and Kuwait rank globally for population density?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Kuwait ranks 28th 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.