Gambia vs Uganda: Population density
Gambia
563.54 people per km²
in 2100
Uganda
602.61 people per km²
in 2100
Gambia rank
25th
Uganda rank
24th
Population density over time
- Gambia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 602.61 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia, a difference of 39.07 people per km².
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 24th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 14 and Uganda in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1777 people per km² | 3.99 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1100s | 0.2031 people per km² | 4.69 people per km² | 4.48 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1200s | 0.232 people per km² | 5.39 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1300s | 0.2652 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1400s | 0.3031 people per km² | 6.78 people per km² | 6.48 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1500s | 0.3464 people per km² | 7.48 people per km² | 7.13 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1600s | 0.3958 people per km² | 8.73 people per km² | 8.33 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1700s | 0.4525 people per km² | 9.97 people per km² | 9.52 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1710s | 0.4085 people per km² | 10.07 people per km² | 9.66 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1720s | 0.3689 people per km² | 10.17 people per km² | 9.8 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1730s | 0.333 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | 9.94 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1740s | 0.3007 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | 10.09 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1750s | 0.2715 people per km² | 10.5 people per km² | 10.23 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1760s | 0.2452 people per km² | 10.63 people per km² | 10.38 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1770s | 0.2213 people per km² | 10.76 people per km² | 10.54 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1780s | 0.1998 people per km² | 10.9 people per km² | 10.7 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1790s | 0.1804 people per km² | 11.06 people per km² | 10.88 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1800s | 10.2 people per km² | 11.99 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1810s | 10.21 people per km² | 11 people per km² | 0.7955 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1820s | 10.33 people per km² | 11.06 people per km² | 0.7233 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1830s | 10.62 people per km² | 12.38 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1840s | 10.91 people per km² | 13.87 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1850s | 11.41 people per km² | 15.13 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1860s | 12.19 people per km² | 16.01 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1870s | 13.2 people per km² | 17 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1880s | 14.52 people per km² | 18.15 people per km² | 3.62 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1890s | 15.83 people per km² | 18.84 people per km² | 3 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1900s | 17.08 people per km² | 18.35 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | Uganda |
| 1910s | 18.34 people per km² | 17.67 people per km² | 0.6765 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1920s | 20.33 people per km² | 18.96 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1930s | 23.48 people per km² | 22.11 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1940s | 27.49 people per km² | 25.89 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1950s | 34.13 people per km² | 32.65 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1960s | 44.6 people per km² | 43.7 people per km² | 0.9028 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1970s | 59.44 people per km² | 57.95 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1980s | 84.04 people per km² | 74.54 people per km² | 9.5 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1990s | 122.66 people per km² | 101.53 people per km² | 21.13 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2000s | 163.26 people per km² | 137.74 people per km² | 25.53 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2010s | 216.69 people per km² | 185.96 people per km² | 30.73 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2020s | 275.84 people per km² | 252.89 people per km² | 22.95 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2030s | 336.23 people per km² | 321.72 people per km² | 14.51 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2040s | 394.61 people per km² | 389.5 people per km² | 5.11 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2050s | 447.91 people per km² | 454.02 people per km² | 6.1 people per km² | Uganda |
| 2060s | 493.22 people per km² | 509.73 people per km² | 16.51 people per km² | Uganda |
| 2070s | 527.77 people per km² | 553.52 people per km² | 25.76 people per km² | Uganda |
| 2080s | 550.41 people per km² | 583.78 people per km² | 33.37 people per km² | Uganda |
| 2090s | 561.41 people per km² | 599.43 people per km² | 38.02 people per km² | Uganda |
| 2100s | 563.54 people per km² | 602.61 people per km² | 39.07 people per km² | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gambia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 602.61 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gambia and Uganda?
- 39.07 people per km², with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for population density?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 24th 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.