The Gambia has a population density of 706 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The Gambia has 44,070 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, the Gambia and the Vatican are ranked 37th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Gambia has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.007% 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 the Gambia is 88% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Gambia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 37/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
2871879
|
949
|
| Land area | 3,907 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 39,468 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.9% | n/a |
| Urban population | 65.1% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
the Gambia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Gambia increased by 68.8%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the Gambia ranked 51st for population density and is in 41st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Gambia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 706 | - |
| 2023 | 690 | - |
| 2022 | 675 | - |
| 2021 | 659 | - |
| 2020 | 644 | - |
| 2019 | 629 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 614 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 599 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 584 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 569 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 554 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 538 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 523 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 508 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 493 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 479 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 465 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 452 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 439 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 427 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 415 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 404 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 393 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 383 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 372 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 362 | - |
| 1998 | 352 | - |
| 1997 | 343 | - |
| 1996 | 333 | - |
| 1995 | 324 | - |
| 1994 | 314 | - |
| 1993 | 304 | - |
| 1992 | 293.2 | - |
| 1991 | 281.5 | - |
| 1990 | 269.9 | - |
| 1989 | 258.8 | - |
| 1988 | 248.3 | - |
| 1987 | 238.3 | - |
| 1986 | 228.8 | - |
| 1985 | 219.8 | - |
| 1984 | 211.3 | - |
| 1983 | 203.3 | - |
| 1982 | 196 | - |
| 1981 | 189.2 | - |
| 1980 | 182.7 | - |
| 1979 | 176.5 | - |
| 1978 | 170.7 | - |
| 1977 | 165.3 | - |
| 1976 | 160.1 | - |
| 1975 | 155.3 | - |
| 1974 | 150.8 | - |
| 1973 | 146.4 | - |
| 1972 | 142.1 | - |
| 1971 | 138 | - |
| 1970 | 134.1 | - |
| 1969 | 130.4 | - |
| 1968 | 126.8 | - |
| 1967 | 123.3 | - |
| 1966 | 119.9 | - |
| 1965 | 116.7 | - |
| 1964 | 113.6 | - |
| 1963 | 110.5 | - |
| 1962 | 107.5 | - |
| 1961 | 104.7 | - |
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