Guam vs Seychelles: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Guam
25,082 people
in 2020
Seychelles
25,640 people
in 2020
Guam rank
199th
Seychelles rank
196th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Guam
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 25,640 people against 25,082 people in Guam, a difference of 558 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 199th and Seychelles ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,786 people | 13,494 people | 18,291 people | Guam |
| 1960s | 34,057 people | 14,866 people | 19,191 people | Guam |
| 1970s | 37,148 people | 16,772 people | 20,376 people | Guam |
| 1980s | 29,140 people | 17,687 people | 11,454 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 33,955 people | 20,279 people | 13,676 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 28,677 people | 22,697 people | 5,980 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 27,082 people | 24,795 people | 2,287 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 25,082 people | 25,640 people | 558 people | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Guam or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 25,640 people against 25,082 people in Guam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Guam and Seychelles?
- 558 people, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Seychelles?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guam and Seychelles rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Guam ranks 199th and Seychelles ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.