China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 174.7 people in Equatorial Guinea. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 159,543 sq ft in Equatorial Guinea. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and Equatorial Guinea are ranked 64th and 122nd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.02% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Equatorial Guinea, hence the population density in China is 122.4% higher than in Equatorial Guinea.
Population density comparison
China
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 122/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
1975406
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 10,830 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 159,538 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 25.1% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 74.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 0% |
China vs Equatorial Guinea:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 110.3% growth in Equatorial Guinea.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. Equatorial Guinea was 142nd in 2004 and ranks 122nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 174.7 |
| 2023 | 389 | 170.6 |
| 2022 | 390 | 166.5 |
| 2021 | 390 | 162.4 |
| 2020 | 389 | 158.5 |
| 2019 | 388 | 154.2 |
| 2018 | 387 | 149.3 |
| 2017 | 385 | 144.3 |
| 2016 | 383 | 139.3 |
| 2015 | 381 | 134.2 |
| 2014 | 378 | 129.3 |
| 2013 | 376 | 124.3 |
| 2012 | 374 | 119.4 |
| 2011 | 371 | 114.7 |
| 2010 | 369 | 109.8 |
| 2009 | 367 | 104.9 |
| 2008 | 365 | 100.1 |
| 2007 | 364 | 95.7 |
| 2006 | 362 | 91.4 |
| 2005 | 360 | 87.5 |
| 2004 | 358 | 83.1 |
| 2003 | 355 | 78.3 |
| 2002 | 353 | 73.7 |
| 2001 | 351 | 69.2 |
| 2000 | 348 | 64.9 |
| 1999 | 346 | 61.6 |
| 1998 | 343 | 59.2 |
| 1997 | 339 | 57 |
| 1996 | 336 | 54.8 |
| 1995 | 332 | 52.7 |
| 1994 | 329 | 50.8 |
| 1993 | 325 | 48.9 |
| 1992 | 321 | 47.2 |
| 1991 | 317 | 45.4 |
| 1990 | 313 | 43.8 |
| 1989 | 309 | 42.2 |
| 1988 | 304 | 40.6 |
| 1987 | 299.1 | 39 |
| 1986 | 294.3 | 37.4 |
| 1985 | 290 | 35.6 |
| 1984 | 286 | 33.7 |
| 1983 | 282.3 | 31.7 |
| 1982 | 278.3 | 29.8 |
| 1981 | 274.2 | 28 |
| 1980 | 270.7 | 26.7 |
| 1979 | 267.3 | 25.8 |
| 1978 | 263.8 | 25.5 |
| 1977 | 260.3 | 25.6 |
| 1976 | 256.8 | 25.9 |
| 1975 | 252.8 | 26.6 |
| 1974 | 248.4 | 27.2 |
| 1973 | 243.3 | 27.9 |
| 1972 | 237.8 | 28.6 |
| 1971 | 232 | 29.2 |
| 1970 | 225.8 | 29.6 |
| 1969 | 219.6 | 29.8 |
| 1968 | 213.7 | 29.4 |
| 1967 | 208.2 | 28.8 |
| 1966 | 202.9 | 28.1 |
| 1965 | 197.3 | 27.5 |
| 1964 | 192.7 | 27 |
| 1963 | 188.2 | 26.4 |
| 1962 | 183.7 | 25.9 |
| 1961 | 182.2 | 25.4 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 74.9% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 74.4% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 74% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 73.6% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 73.1% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 72.6% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 72.1% |
| 2017 | 58% | 71.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 71.1% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 70.6% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 53% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 69% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 64.4% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 59.4% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 57.7% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 56% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 54.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 52.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 50.8% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 49.1% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 47.4% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 45.6% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 43.9% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 42.2% |
| 1995 | 31% | 40.5% |
| 1994 | 30% | 38.8% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 37.8% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 36.8% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 35.7% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 34.7% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 33.8% |
| 1988 | 25% | 32.8% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 31.8% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 30.9% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 29.9% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 29% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 28.2% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 28.1% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 28% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 27.9% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 27.8% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 27.7% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 27.6% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 27.5% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 27.4% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 27.3% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 27.2% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 27.1% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 27% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 27% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 26.9% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 26.8% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 26.7% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 26.6% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 26.5% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 26.4% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 26.3% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 26.2% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 26.1% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 25.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 56% to 74.9% in Equatorial Guinea.
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