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
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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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.