Guinea-Bissau has a population density of 202.8 people per square mile compared to 662 people in Nigeria. Guinea-Bissau has 176,640 sq ft of land per person vs 42,734 sq ft in Nigeria. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria are ranked 111th and 43rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Guinea-Bissau has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 2.86% of the population and 0.61% of the land area for Nigeria, hence the population density in Guinea-Bissau is 69.4% lower than in Nigeria.
Population density comparison
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nigeria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 202.8 ppl/mi² | 662 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 111/197 | 43/197 |
| Population |
2288306
|
241467099
|
| Land area | 10,857 sq mi | 351,650 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 137,498 sq ft | 42,133 sq ft |
| Rural population | 54.1% | 45% |
| Urban population | 45.9% | 55% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 14.5% |
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Guinea-Bissau increased by 63.1%, compared to a 65% growth in Nigeria.
In 2004, Guinea-Bissau ranked 123rd for population density and is in 111th place now. Nigeria was 53rd in 2004 and ranks 43rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nigeria
|
|
| 2024 | 202.8 | 662 |
| 2023 | 198.3 | 648 |
| 2022 | 193.9 | 635 |
| 2021 | 189.6 | 621 |
| 2020 | 185.4 | 609 |
| 2019 | 181.2 | 596 |
| 2018 | 177 | 583 |
| 2017 | 172.9 | 569 |
| 2016 | 168.7 | 556 |
| 2015 | 164.5 | 542 |
| 2014 | 160.4 | 529 |
| 2013 | 156.2 | 515 |
| 2012 | 152.1 | 501 |
| 2011 | 148.1 | 487 |
| 2010 | 144.3 | 474 |
| 2009 | 140.6 | 461 |
| 2008 | 137.1 | 448 |
| 2007 | 133.6 | 436 |
| 2006 | 130.4 | 424 |
| 2005 | 127.3 | 412 |
| 2004 | 124.3 | 401 |
| 2003 | 121.5 | 390 |
| 2002 | 118.8 | 380 |
| 2001 | 116.2 | 369 |
| 2000 | 113.7 | 359 |
| 1999 | 111.5 | 350 |
| 1998 | 109.4 | 341 |
| 1997 | 107.4 | 332 |
| 1996 | 105.3 | 323 |
| 1995 | 103.2 | 315 |
| 1994 | 100.6 | 307 |
| 1993 | 97.5 | 298.9 |
| 1992 | 94.3 | 291.1 |
| 1991 | 91.6 | 283.6 |
| 1990 | 89.7 | 276.2 |
| 1989 | 88.2 | 268.8 |
| 1988 | 86.8 | 261.7 |
| 1987 | 85.4 | 254.8 |
| 1986 | 84 | 248.1 |
| 1985 | 82.7 | 241.4 |
| 1984 | 81.4 | 234.7 |
| 1983 | 80.1 | 228.7 |
| 1982 | 78.8 | 222.9 |
| 1981 | 77.6 | 216.3 |
| 1980 | 76.4 | 209.8 |
| 1979 | 75.5 | 203.3 |
| 1978 | 72.9 | 197.1 |
| 1977 | 68.3 | 191.2 |
| 1976 | 63.9 | 185.6 |
| 1975 | 60 | 180.3 |
| 1974 | 56.5 | 175.4 |
| 1973 | 54.6 | 170.9 |
| 1972 | 54 | 166.6 |
| 1971 | 54 | 162.7 |
| 1970 | 53.8 | 158.9 |
| 1969 | 53.6 | 155.4 |
| 1968 | 53.3 | 151.9 |
| 1967 | 52.4 | 148.7 |
| 1966 | 52.2 | 145.6 |
| 1965 | 53 | 142.4 |
| 1964 | 54.2 | 139.4 |
| 1963 | 54.7 | 136.4 |
| 1962 | 54.3 | 133.6 |
| 1961 | 53.7 | 130.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nigeria
|
|
| 2024 | 45.9% | 55% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | 54.3% |
| 2022 | 45% | 53.5% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | 52.7% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | 52% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | 51.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | 50.3% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | 49.5% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | 48.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | 47.8% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | 47% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | 46.1% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | 45.2% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | 44.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | 43.5% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | 42.6% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | 41.7% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | 40.8% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | 39.9% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | 39.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | 38.2% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 37.4% |
| 2002 | 37% | 36.5% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | 35.7% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | 34.3% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | 33.8% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | 33.2% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | 32.7% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 34% | 31.7% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | 31.2% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | 30.7% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | 30.2% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | 29.7% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | 28.8% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | 28% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| 1986 | 25% | 26.4% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | 25.6% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | 24.9% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | 24.1% |
| 1982 | 20% | 23.4% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | 22.7% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | 22% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | 21.5% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | 21.1% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | 20.6% |
| 1976 | 16.1% | 20.2% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | 19.8% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | 19.4% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | 19% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | 18.5% |
| 1971 | 15.3% | 18.2% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | 17.8% |
| 1969 | 15% | 17.5% |
| 1968 | 14.8% | 17.3% |
| 1967 | 14.7% | 17% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | 16.8% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | 16.6% |
| 1964 | 14.2% | 16.3% |
| 1963 | 14% | 16.1% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | 15.9% |
| 1961 | 13.7% | 15.6% |
| 1960 | 13.6% | 15.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 37.8% to 45.9% in Guinea-Bissau and from 38.2% to 55% in Nigeria.
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