Guinea-Bissau has a population density of 202.8 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Guinea-Bissau has 176,640 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan are ranked 111th and 10th, 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 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in Guinea-Bissau is 87.9% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Guinea-Bissau
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 202.8 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 111/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
2288306
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 10,857 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 137,498 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 54.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 45.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Guinea-Bissau vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Guinea-Bissau increased by 63.1%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Guinea-Bissau ranked 123rd for population density and is in 111th place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 202.8 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 198.3 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 193.9 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 189.6 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 185.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 181.2 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 177 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 172.9 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 168.7 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 164.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 160.4 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 156.2 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 152.1 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 148.1 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 144.3 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 140.6 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 137.1 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 133.6 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 130.4 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 127.3 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 124.3 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 121.5 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 118.8 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 116.2 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 113.7 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 111.5 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 109.4 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 107.4 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 105.3 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 103.2 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 100.6 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 97.5 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 94.3 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 91.6 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 89.7 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 88.2 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 86.8 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 85.4 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 84 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 82.7 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 81.4 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 80.1 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 78.8 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 77.6 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 76.4 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 75.5 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 72.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 68.3 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 63.9 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 60 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 56.5 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 54.6 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 54 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 54 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 53.8 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 53.6 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 53.3 | 969 |
| 1967 | 52.4 | 945 |
| 1966 | 52.2 | 921 |
| 1965 | 53 | 895 |
| 1964 | 54.2 | 868 |
| 1963 | 54.7 | 842 |
| 1962 | 54.3 | 815 |
| 1961 | 53.7 | 789 |
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