Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 69.9 people in Sudan. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 392,733 sq ft in Sudan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and Sudan are ranked 26th and 159th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Curacao has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.62% of the population and 1.25% of the land area for Sudan, hence the population density in Curacao is 1,200% higher than in Sudan.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 159/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
52963918
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 721,239 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 398,561 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 63.2% |
| Urban population | 89% | 36.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 16.2% |
Curacao vs Sudan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 2.51%, compared to a 36.6% growth in Sudan.
In 2012, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. Sudan was 164th in 2012 and ranks 159th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | 909 | 69.4 |
| 2022 | 875 | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 889 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 904 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 918 | 63.2 |
| 2018 | 929 | 61.3 |
| 2017 | 934 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 931 | 57.2 |
| 2015 | 922 | 55.5 |
| 2014 | 909 | 53.8 |
| 2013 | 897 | 52.4 |
| 2012 | 887 | 51.2 |
| 2011 | 880 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 89% | 36.3% |
| 2022 | 89% | 36% |
| 2021 | 89% | 35.6% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 35.3% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 34.9% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 34.6% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 34.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 34.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 33.9% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 33.2% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 90% | 33% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 32.9% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 32.8% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 32.8% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 32.7% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 32.7% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 32.6% |
| 2001 | 91% | 32.5% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 32.5% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 32.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 32.4% |
| 1997 | 89% | 32.3% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 32.3% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 87% | 32.2% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 32.1% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 31.1% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 29.8% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 28.6% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 27.4% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 26.2% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 25.1% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 24% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 22.9% |
| 1984 | 83% | 21.9% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 20.9% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 20.4% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 20.2% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 20% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 19.8% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 19.5% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 19.3% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 19.1% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 18.9% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 18.7% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 18.5% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 17.9% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 17.2% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 16.5% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 15.8% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 15.2% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 14.6% |
| 1966 | 77% | 14% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 13.4% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 12.8% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 12.3% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 11.7% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 11.2% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 10.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan.
Densely populated cities
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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