Guam vs Japan: Urban population, per square kilometre

Guam
290.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
314.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guam rank
27th
Japan rank
25th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Guam
  • Japan
100150200250300196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 314.5 units per square kilometre against 290.26 units per square kilometre in Guam, a difference of 24.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Guam ranks 27th and Japan ranks 25th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 126.02 units per square kilometre 181.29 units per square kilometre 55.27 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 161.04 units per square kilometre 225.59 units per square kilometre 64.55 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 203.65 units per square kilometre 252.34 units per square kilometre 48.69 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 253.18 units per square kilometre 267.66 units per square kilometre 14.48 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 284 units per square kilometre 296.31 units per square kilometre 12.31 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 287.11 units per square kilometre 318.7 units per square kilometre 31.59 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 286.48 units per square kilometre 316.24 units per square kilometre 29.76 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Guam or Japan?
Japan, at 314.5 units per square kilometre against 290.26 units per square kilometre in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Guam and Japan?
24.24 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guam and Japan rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Guam ranks 27th and Japan ranks 25th 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.