Guyana vs Libya: Population density
Guyana
4.52 people per km²
in 2100
Libya
5.56 people per km²
in 2100
Guyana rank
230th
Libya rank
228th
Population density over time
- Guyana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 5.56 people per km² against 4.52 people per km² in Guyana, a difference of 1.04 people per km².
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Guyana ranks 230th and Libya ranks 228th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 39 and Libya in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.254 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.0302 people per km² | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.2794 people per km² | 0.1989 people per km² | 0.0805 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1200s | 0.3048 people per km² | 0.1137 people per km² | 0.1911 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1300s | 0.3556 people per km² | 0.1705 people per km² | 0.1851 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1400s | 0.4064 people per km² | 0.2273 people per km² | 0.1791 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1500s | 0.4572 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.173 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1600s | 0.4572 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.173 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1700s | 0.5068 people per km² | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2226 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1710s | 0.5309 people per km² | 0.2644 people per km² | 0.2665 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1720s | 0.5562 people per km² | 0.2662 people per km² | 0.29 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1730s | 0.5827 people per km² | 0.268 people per km² | 0.3147 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1740s | 0.6104 people per km² | 0.2698 people per km² | 0.3407 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1750s | 0.6395 people per km² | 0.2716 people per km² | 0.3679 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1760s | 0.6699 people per km² | 0.2734 people per km² | 0.3966 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1770s | 0.7018 people per km² | 0.2752 people per km² | 0.4267 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1780s | 0.7353 people per km² | 0.277 people per km² | 0.4583 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1790s | 0.7703 people per km² | 0.2788 people per km² | 0.4915 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1800s | 0.8435 people per km² | 0.1311 people per km² | 0.7124 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1810s | 0.843 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.7106 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1820s | 0.75 people per km² | 0.136 people per km² | 0.6139 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1830s | 0.5781 people per km² | 0.1424 people per km² | 0.4357 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1840s | 0.5654 people per km² | 0.1496 people per km² | 0.4158 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1850s | 0.6931 people per km² | 0.1607 people per km² | 0.5324 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.8456 people per km² | 0.1799 people per km² | 0.6656 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.1 people per km² | 0.2018 people per km² | 0.8953 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.32 people per km² | 0.23 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1890s | 1.45 people per km² | 0.2682 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1900s | 1.51 people per km² | 0.3135 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1.5 people per km² | 0.3612 people per km² | 1.14 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1.52 people per km² | 0.4062 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1930s | 1.61 people per km² | 0.4593 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1940s | 1.89 people per km² | 0.5583 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1950s | 2.44 people per km² | 0.7103 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1960s | 3.2 people per km² | 1 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.76 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1980s | 3.91 people per km² | 2.21 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.84 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.86 people per km² | 3.3 people per km² | 0.5588 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.88 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 0.1591 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.23 people per km² | 4.22 people per km² | 0.0137 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2030s | 4.49 people per km² | 4.68 people per km² | 0.1976 people per km² | Libya |
| 2040s | 4.69 people per km² | 5.08 people per km² | 0.3884 people per km² | Libya |
| 2050s | 4.82 people per km² | 5.37 people per km² | 0.5517 people per km² | Libya |
| 2060s | 4.87 people per km² | 5.52 people per km² | 0.6453 people per km² | Libya |
| 2070s | 4.85 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | 0.7622 people per km² | Libya |
| 2080s | 4.75 people per km² | 5.66 people per km² | 0.9046 people per km² | Libya |
| 2090s | 4.61 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | 1 people per km² | Libya |
| 2100s | 4.52 people per km² | 5.56 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Guyana or Libya?
- Libya, at 5.56 people per km² against 4.52 people per km² in Guyana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Guyana and Libya?
- 1.04 people per km², with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Libya?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Guyana and Libya rank globally for population density?
- Guyana ranks 230th and Libya ranks 228th 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.