Gambia vs North America: Population, total, per square kilometre

Gambia
266.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
21.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
North America rank
45th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • North America
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 266.58 units per square kilometre against 21.01 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 245.57 units per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 12.7 times North America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 216 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia North America Difference Ahead
1960s 45.18 units per square kilometre 11.78 units per square kilometre 33.4 units per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 59.44 units per square kilometre 13.13 units per square kilometre 46.31 units per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 84.04 units per square kilometre 14.5 units per square kilometre 69.54 units per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 122.66 units per square kilometre 16.21 units per square kilometre 106.45 units per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 163.26 units per square kilometre 18.02 units per square kilometre 145.24 units per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 216.69 units per square kilometre 19.66 units per square kilometre 197.03 units per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 257.56 units per square kilometre 20.72 units per square kilometre 236.84 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, Gambia or North America?
Gambia, at 266.58 units per square kilometre against 21.01 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Gambia and North America?
245.57 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and North America rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 216 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs North America: Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/population-total-per-square-kilometre/gambia-the/north-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/population-total-per-square-kilometre/gambia-the/north-america/">Gambia vs North America: Population, total, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
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.