Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Gambia: Population, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
266.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
46th
Gambia rank
46th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Gambia
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 266.58 units per square kilometre against 19.95 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 246.63 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 13.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Gambia ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 229.61 units per square kilometre 45.18 units per square kilometre 184.42 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 255.93 units per square kilometre 59.44 units per square kilometre 196.49 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 283.81 units per square kilometre 84.04 units per square kilometre 199.77 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 75.17 units per square kilometre 122.66 units per square kilometre 47.49 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 19.13 units per square kilometre 163.26 units per square kilometre 144.13 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 19.68 units per square kilometre 216.69 units per square kilometre 197 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 20.07 units per square kilometre 257.56 units per square kilometre 237.49 units per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Gambia?
Gambia, at 266.58 units per square kilometre against 19.95 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gambia?
246.63 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gambia rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Gambia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.