Equatorial Guinea has a population density of 174.7 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. Equatorial Guinea has 159,543 sq ft of land per person vs 22,359 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Equatorial Guinea and the Netherlands are ranked 122nd and 17th, 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 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in Equatorial Guinea is 87.4% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
Equatorial Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 122/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
1975406
|
18191638
|
| Land area | 10,830 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 159,538 sq ft | 20,141 sq ft |
| Rural population | 25.1% | 6.55% |
| Urban population | 74.9% | 93.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Equatorial Guinea vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Equatorial Guinea increased by 110.3%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, Equatorial Guinea ranked 142nd for population density and is in 122nd place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 174.7 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 170.6 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 166.5 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 162.4 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 158.5 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 154.2 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 149.3 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 144.3 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 139.3 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 134.2 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 129.3 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 124.3 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 119.4 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 114.7 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 109.8 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 104.9 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 100.1 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 95.7 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 91.4 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 87.5 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 83.1 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 78.3 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 73.7 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 69.2 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 61.6 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 59.2 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 57 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 54.8 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 52.7 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 50.8 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 48.9 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 47.2 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 45.4 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 43.8 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 42.2 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 40.6 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 39 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 37.4 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 35.6 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 33.7 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 31.7 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 29.8 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 28 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 26.7 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 25.8 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 25.5 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 25.6 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 25.9 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 26.6 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 27.2 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 27.9 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 28.6 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 29.2 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 29.6 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 29.8 | 988 |
| 1968 | 29.4 | 977 |
| 1967 | 28.8 | 967 |
| 1966 | 28.1 | 956 |
| 1965 | 27.5 | 943 |
| 1964 | 27 | 930 |
| 1963 | 26.4 | 918 |
| 1962 | 25.9 | 906 |
| 1961 | 25.4 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 74.9% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 74% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 69% | 88.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 85.4% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 56% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | 80.3% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | 76.8% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | 76% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | 75.3% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | 74.5% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | 73.6% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | 72.8% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | 72% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | 71.1% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | 70.2% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | 68.7% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | 68.3% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | 67.9% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | 67.5% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | 67.1% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | 66.7% |
| 1984 | 29% | 66.3% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | 65.9% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | 65.5% |
| 1981 | 28% | 65.1% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | 64.7% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | 64.4% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | 64.1% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | 63.8% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | 63.2% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | 62.9% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | 62.6% |
| 1972 | 27.1% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 27% | 61.9% |
| 1970 | 27% | 61.7% |
| 1969 | 26.9% | 61.5% |
| 1968 | 26.8% | 61.3% |
| 1967 | 26.7% | 61.1% |
| 1966 | 26.6% | 60.9% |
| 1965 | 26.5% | 60.8% |
| 1964 | 26.4% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 26.3% | 60.4% |
| 1962 | 26.2% | 60.2% |
| 1961 | 26.1% | 60% |
| 1960 | 25.5% | 59.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56% to 74.9% in Equatorial Guinea and from 81.5% to 93.5% in the Netherlands.
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