Gambia vs India: Urban population, per square kilometre

Gambia
170.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
169.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
43rd
India rank
44th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • India
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 170.09 units per square kilometre against 169.62 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.47 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Gambia ranks 43rd and India ranks 44th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia India Difference Ahead
1960s 4.49 units per square kilometre 30.82 units per square kilometre 26.33 units per square kilometre India
1970s 11.28 units per square kilometre 43.64 units per square kilometre 32.36 units per square kilometre India
1980s 26.81 units per square kilometre 63.17 units per square kilometre 36.36 units per square kilometre India
1990s 48.89 units per square kilometre 84.81 units per square kilometre 35.92 units per square kilometre India
2000s 84.65 units per square kilometre 111.7 units per square kilometre 27.05 units per square kilometre India
2010s 127.91 units per square kilometre 143.76 units per square kilometre 15.86 units per square kilometre India
2020s 162.34 units per square kilometre 165.27 units per square kilometre 2.93 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Gambia or India?
Gambia, at 170.09 units per square kilometre against 169.62 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Gambia and India?
0.47 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and India rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 43rd and India ranks 44th 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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Indicator
Urban population, 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

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.