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Population density: Guinea vs Taiwan compared

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Guinea has a population density of 162.9 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Guinea has 179,358 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Guinea and Taiwan rank 127th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Guinea has 0.18% of the world's population and 0.16% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Guinea 90.2% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Guinea
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Guinea Taiwan
2026 162.9 1,662
2025 159.2 1,669
2024 155.5 1,675
2023 151.8 1,670
2022 148.1 1,669
2021 144.5 1,679
2020 140.9 1,687
2019 137.4 1,688
2018 133.9 1,687
2017 130.5 1,685
2016 127.3 1,683
2015 124 1,679
2014 120.9 1,675
2013 118 1,670
2012 115.1 1,665
2011 112.3 1,660
2010 109.6 1,656
2009 106.9 1,651
2008 104.3 1,646
2007 101.8 1,640
2006 99.5 1,633
2005 97.5 1,626
2004 95.5 1,620
2003 93.5 1,614
2002 91.4 1,607
2001 90 1,599
2000 88.8 1,587
1999 87.1 1,575
1998 85.2 1,562
1997 83.6 1,548
1996 81.9 1,534
1995 79.6 1,522
1994 77.4 1,509
1993 75.1 1,495
1992 72.9 1,481
1991 70.6 1,467
1990 67.8 1,451
1989 65.5 1,435
1988 63.8 1,420
1987 62.2 1,404
1986 60.6 1,389
1985 59.1 1,373
1984 57.8 1,354
1983 56.5 1,335
1982 55.3 1,313
1981 54.2 1,290
1980 53.2 1,267
1979 52.3 1,243
1978 51.4 1,219
1977 50.6 1,197
1976 49.8 1,174
1975 49.1 1,150
1974 48.3 1,129
1973 47.5 1,109
1972 46.7 1,089
1971 45.9 1,067
1970 45.1 1,043
1969 44.3 1,007
1968 43.4 969
1967 42.6 945
1966 41.8 921
1965 41 895
1964 40.3 868
1963 39.5 842
1962 38.8 815
1961 38.2 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Guinea increased by 63.7%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Guinea ranked 137th by population density and is 127th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Population density in other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2008–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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