Guam vs Tuvalu: Population density
Guam
380.56 people per km²
in 2100
Tuvalu
409.67 people per km²
in 2100
Guam rank
41st
Tuvalu rank
38th
Population density over time
- Guam
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 409.67 people per km² against 380.56 people per km² in Guam, a difference of 29.11 people per km².
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Guam ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 11.21 people per km² | 83.3 people per km² | 72.09 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1850s | 62.96 people per km² | 96.27 people per km² | 33.3 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 18.22 people per km² | 123.5 people per km² | 105.28 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 22.22 people per km² | 129.43 people per km² | 107.21 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 25.93 people per km² | 135.93 people per km² | 110.01 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 35.19 people per km² | 142.63 people per km² | 107.45 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 40.74 people per km² | 149.67 people per km² | 108.93 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 118.52 people per km² | 175.37 people per km² | 56.85 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 144.4 people per km² | 189.87 people per km² | 45.47 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 181.46 people per km² | 207.01 people per km² | 25.55 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 227.45 people per km² | 267.59 people per km² | 40.13 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 275.5 people per km² | 307.62 people per km² | 32.12 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 303.17 people per km² | 331.47 people per km² | 28.31 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 305.2 people per km² | 362.13 people per km² | 56.94 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 311.48 people per km² | 322.19 people per km² | 10.7 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2030s | 331.28 people per km² | 301.14 people per km² | 30.14 people per km² | Guam |
| 2040s | 346.74 people per km² | 314.52 people per km² | 32.22 people per km² | Guam |
| 2050s | 359.86 people per km² | 336.34 people per km² | 23.52 people per km² | Guam |
| 2060s | 368.73 people per km² | 357.31 people per km² | 11.42 people per km² | Guam |
| 2070s | 376.03 people per km² | 378.99 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2080s | 381.87 people per km² | 396.08 people per km² | 14.21 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2090s | 382.47 people per km² | 406.14 people per km² | 23.66 people per km² | Tuvalu |
| 2100s | 380.56 people per km² | 409.67 people per km² | 29.1 people per km² | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Guam or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 409.67 people per km² against 380.56 people per km² in Guam as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Guam and Tuvalu?
- 29.11 people per km², with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Tuvalu?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Guam and Tuvalu rank globally for population density?
- Guam ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 38th 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.