Equatorial Guinea has a population density of 174.7 people per square mile compared to 706 people in the Gambia. Equatorial Guinea has 159,543 sq ft of land per person vs 44,070 sq ft in the Gambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Equatorial Guinea and the Gambia are ranked 122nd and 37th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Equatorial Guinea has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.007% of the land area for the Gambia, hence the population density in Equatorial Guinea is 75.3% lower than in the Gambia.
Population density comparison
Equatorial Guinea
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 122/197 | 37/197 |
| Population |
1975406
|
2871879
|
| Land area | 10,830 sq mi | 3,907 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 159,538 sq ft | 39,468 sq ft |
| Rural population | 25.1% | 34.9% |
| Urban population | 74.9% | 65.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Equatorial Guinea vs the Gambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Equatorial Guinea increased by 110.3%, compared to a 70.2% growth in the Gambia.
In 2004, Equatorial Guinea ranked 142nd for population density and is in 122nd place now. The Gambia was 51st in 2004 and ranks 37th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 174.7 | 706 |
| 2023 | 170.6 | 690 |
| 2022 | 166.5 | 675 |
| 2021 | 162.4 | 659 |
| 2020 | 158.5 | 644 |
| 2019 | 154.2 | 629 |
| 2018 | 149.3 | 614 |
| 2017 | 144.3 | 599 |
| 2016 | 139.3 | 584 |
| 2015 | 134.2 | 569 |
| 2014 | 129.3 | 554 |
| 2013 | 124.3 | 538 |
| 2012 | 119.4 | 523 |
| 2011 | 114.7 | 508 |
| 2010 | 109.8 | 493 |
| 2009 | 104.9 | 479 |
| 2008 | 100.1 | 465 |
| 2007 | 95.7 | 452 |
| 2006 | 91.4 | 439 |
| 2005 | 87.5 | 427 |
| 2004 | 83.1 | 415 |
| 2003 | 78.3 | 404 |
| 2002 | 73.7 | 393 |
| 2001 | 69.2 | 383 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 372 |
| 1999 | 61.6 | 362 |
| 1998 | 59.2 | 352 |
| 1997 | 57 | 343 |
| 1996 | 54.8 | 333 |
| 1995 | 52.7 | 324 |
| 1994 | 50.8 | 314 |
| 1993 | 48.9 | 304 |
| 1992 | 47.2 | 293.2 |
| 1991 | 45.4 | 281.5 |
| 1990 | 43.8 | 269.9 |
| 1989 | 42.2 | 258.8 |
| 1988 | 40.6 | 248.3 |
| 1987 | 39 | 238.3 |
| 1986 | 37.4 | 228.8 |
| 1985 | 35.6 | 219.8 |
| 1984 | 33.7 | 211.3 |
| 1983 | 31.7 | 203.3 |
| 1982 | 29.8 | 196 |
| 1981 | 28 | 189.2 |
| 1980 | 26.7 | 182.7 |
| 1979 | 25.8 | 176.5 |
| 1978 | 25.5 | 170.7 |
| 1977 | 25.6 | 165.3 |
| 1976 | 25.9 | 160.1 |
| 1975 | 26.6 | 155.3 |
| 1974 | 27.2 | 150.8 |
| 1973 | 27.9 | 146.4 |
| 1972 | 28.6 | 142.1 |
| 1971 | 29.2 | 138 |
| 1970 | 29.6 | 134.1 |
| 1969 | 29.8 | 130.4 |
| 1968 | 29.4 | 126.8 |
| 1967 | 28.8 | 123.3 |
| 1966 | 28.1 | 119.9 |
| 1965 | 27.5 | 116.7 |
| 1964 | 27 | 113.6 |
| 1963 | 26.4 | 110.5 |
| 1962 | 25.9 | 107.5 |
| 1961 | 25.4 | 104.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 74.9% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 74% | 63.9% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | 63.2% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | 61.9% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | 61.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 59.9% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | 59.2% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 69% | 57.1% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | 56.4% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | 54.9% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 54.2% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | 52.8% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 52% |
| 2004 | 56% | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | 49.7% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | 47.9% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | 47% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | 46.1% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | 44.3% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | 43.4% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | 42.5% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | 41.6% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | 40.5% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | 38.3% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | 37.2% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | 35.1% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | 34% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | 33% |
| 1984 | 29% | 32% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | 31% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | 30.1% |
| 1981 | 28% | 29.3% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | 28.4% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | 27.6% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | 26.8% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | 26% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | 25.2% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | 24.4% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | 23.7% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | 22.9% |
| 1972 | 27.1% | 21.8% |
| 1971 | 27% | 20.6% |
| 1970 | 27% | 19.5% |
| 1969 | 26.9% | 18.4% |
| 1968 | 26.8% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 26.7% | 16.4% |
| 1966 | 26.6% | 15.4% |
| 1965 | 26.5% | 14.5% |
| 1964 | 26.4% | 13.7% |
| 1963 | 26.3% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | 26.2% | 12.5% |
| 1961 | 26.1% | 12.3% |
| 1960 | 25.5% | 12.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56% to 74.9% in Equatorial Guinea and from 51.3% to 65.1% in the Gambia.
Densely populated cities
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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