Gambia vs Qatar: Population density
Gambia
563.54 people per km²
in 2100
Qatar
632.92 people per km²
in 2100
Gambia rank
25th
Qatar rank
22nd
Population density over time
- Gambia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 632.92 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia, a difference of 69.38 people per km².
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 46 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1777 people per km² | 0.0464 people per km² | 0.1313 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1100s | 0.2031 people per km² | 0.048 people per km² | 0.155 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1200s | 0.232 people per km² | 0.0497 people per km² | 0.1823 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1300s | 0.2652 people per km² | 0.0513 people per km² | 0.2139 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1400s | 0.3031 people per km² | 0.0532 people per km² | 0.2499 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1500s | 0.3464 people per km² | 0.055 people per km² | 0.2914 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1600s | 0.3958 people per km² | 0.0569 people per km² | 0.3389 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1700s | 0.4525 people per km² | 0.0588 people per km² | 0.3936 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1710s | 0.4085 people per km² | 0.0618 people per km² | 0.3467 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1720s | 0.3689 people per km² | 0.0649 people per km² | 0.3039 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1730s | 0.333 people per km² | 0.0681 people per km² | 0.2649 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1740s | 0.3007 people per km² | 0.0715 people per km² | 0.2292 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1750s | 0.2715 people per km² | 0.0751 people per km² | 0.1964 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1760s | 0.2452 people per km² | 0.0789 people per km² | 0.1663 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1770s | 0.2213 people per km² | 0.0829 people per km² | 0.1385 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1780s | 0.1998 people per km² | 0.0869 people per km² | 0.1129 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1790s | 0.1804 people per km² | 0.0913 people per km² | 0.0891 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1800s | 10.2 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 8.98 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1810s | 10.21 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 8.98 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1820s | 10.33 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 9.11 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1830s | 10.62 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 9.39 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1840s | 10.91 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 9.68 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1850s | 11.41 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 10.19 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1860s | 12.19 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | 10.98 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1870s | 13.2 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 11.97 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1880s | 14.52 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | 13.23 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1890s | 15.83 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 14.47 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1900s | 17.08 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 15.65 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1910s | 18.34 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 16.82 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1920s | 20.33 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 18.68 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1930s | 23.48 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 21.68 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1940s | 27.49 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 25.53 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1950s | 34.13 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | 31.66 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1960s | 44.6 people per km² | 5.57 people per km² | 39.03 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1970s | 59.44 people per km² | 16.2 people per km² | 43.24 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1980s | 84.04 people per km² | 30.82 people per km² | 53.22 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1990s | 122.66 people per km² | 44.7 people per km² | 77.96 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2000s | 163.26 people per km² | 83.31 people per km² | 79.95 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2010s | 216.69 people per km² | 199.92 people per km² | 16.77 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2020s | 275.84 people per km² | 266.4 people per km² | 9.44 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2030s | 336.23 people per km² | 304.28 people per km² | 31.94 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2040s | 394.61 people per km² | 340.35 people per km² | 54.25 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2050s | 447.91 people per km² | 381.92 people per km² | 65.99 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2060s | 493.22 people per km² | 428.54 people per km² | 64.68 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2070s | 527.77 people per km² | 480.52 people per km² | 47.24 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2080s | 550.41 people per km² | 537.32 people per km² | 13.09 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2090s | 561.41 people per km² | 598.33 people per km² | 36.92 people per km² | Qatar |
| 2100s | 563.54 people per km² | 632.92 people per km² | 69.38 people per km² | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gambia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 632.92 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gambia and Qatar?
- 69.38 people per km², with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Qatar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and Qatar rank globally for population density?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 22nd 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.