Equatorial Guinea has a population density of 174.7 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Equatorial Guinea has 159,543 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Equatorial Guinea and the Vatican are ranked 122nd and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Equatorial Guinea is 97% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 174.7 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 122/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
1975406
|
949
|
| Land area | 10,830 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 159,538 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 25.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 74.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Equatorial Guinea vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Equatorial Guinea increased by 137.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Equatorial Guinea ranked 147th for population density and is in 126th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 174.7 | - |
| 2023 | 170.6 | - |
| 2022 | 166.5 | - |
| 2021 | 162.4 | - |
| 2020 | 158.5 | - |
| 2019 | 154.2 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 149.3 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 144.3 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 139.3 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 134.2 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 129.3 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 124.3 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 119.4 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 114.7 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 109.8 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 104.9 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 100.1 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 95.7 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 91.4 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 87.5 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 83.1 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 78.3 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 73.7 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 69.2 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 64.9 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 61.6 | - |
| 1998 | 59.2 | - |
| 1997 | 57 | - |
| 1996 | 54.8 | - |
| 1995 | 52.7 | - |
| 1994 | 50.8 | - |
| 1993 | 48.9 | - |
| 1992 | 47.2 | - |
| 1991 | 45.4 | - |
| 1990 | 43.8 | - |
| 1989 | 42.2 | - |
| 1988 | 40.6 | - |
| 1987 | 39 | - |
| 1986 | 37.4 | - |
| 1985 | 35.6 | - |
| 1984 | 33.7 | - |
| 1983 | 31.7 | - |
| 1982 | 29.8 | - |
| 1981 | 28 | - |
| 1980 | 26.7 | - |
| 1979 | 25.8 | - |
| 1978 | 25.5 | - |
| 1977 | 25.6 | - |
| 1976 | 25.9 | - |
| 1975 | 26.6 | - |
| 1974 | 27.2 | - |
| 1973 | 27.9 | - |
| 1972 | 28.6 | - |
| 1971 | 29.2 | - |
| 1970 | 29.6 | - |
| 1969 | 29.8 | - |
| 1968 | 29.4 | - |
| 1967 | 28.8 | - |
| 1966 | 28.1 | - |
| 1965 | 27.5 | - |
| 1964 | 27 | - |
| 1963 | 26.4 | - |
| 1962 | 25.9 | - |
| 1961 | 25.4 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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