Bhutan vs Gabon: Urban population, per square kilometre
Bhutan
8.61 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
8.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
192nd
Gabon rank
191st
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 8.84 units per square kilometre against 8.61 units per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 0.23 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Bhutan ranks 192nd and Gabon ranks 191st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1542 units per square kilometre | 0.4424 units per square kilometre | 0.2882 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.533 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 0.5671 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 0.3184 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 3.21 units per square kilometre | 0.032 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 5.16 units per square kilometre | 4.69 units per square kilometre | 0.4714 units per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 7.04 units per square kilometre | 6.84 units per square kilometre | 0.1986 units per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 8.3 units per square kilometre | 8.49 units per square kilometre | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Bhutan or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 8.84 units per square kilometre against 8.61 units per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Bhutan and Gabon?
- 0.23 units per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Gabon rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 192nd and Gabon ranks 191st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.