South Sudan has a population density of 49 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. South Sudan has 580,697 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, South Sudan and Taiwan are ranked 172nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. South Sudan has 0.15% of the world's population and 0.42% 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 South Sudan is 97.1% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
South Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 49 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 172/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
12387398
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 243,990 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 569,522 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 78.4% | n/a |
| Urban population | 21.6% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
South Sudan vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in South Sudan increased by 11%, compared to a 0.6% growth in Taiwan.
In 2012, South Sudan ranked 169th for population density and is in 172nd place now. Taiwan was 10th in 2012 and still ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
South Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 49 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 47.1 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 45.2 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 44.5 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 43.8 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 42.7 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 41.5 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 42 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 44.4 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 45.5 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 46 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 45.8 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 44.1 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | - | 1,660 |
| 2010 | - | 1,656 |
| 2009 | - | 1,651 |
| 2008 | - | 1,646 |
| 2007 | - | 1,640 |
| 2006 | - | 1,633 |
| 2005 | - | 1,626 |
| 2004 | - | 1,620 |
| 2003 | - | 1,614 |
| 2002 | - | 1,607 |
| 2001 | - | 1,599 |
| 2000 | - | 1,587 |
| 1999 | - | 1,575 |
| 1998 | - | 1,562 |
| 1997 | - | 1,548 |
| 1996 | - | 1,534 |
| 1995 | - | 1,522 |
| 1994 | - | 1,509 |
| 1993 | - | 1,495 |
| 1992 | - | 1,481 |
| 1991 | - | 1,467 |
| 1990 | - | 1,451 |
| 1989 | - | 1,435 |
| 1988 | - | 1,420 |
| 1987 | - | 1,404 |
| 1986 | - | 1,389 |
| 1985 | - | 1,373 |
| 1984 | - | 1,354 |
| 1983 | - | 1,335 |
| 1982 | - | 1,313 |
| 1981 | - | 1,290 |
| 1980 | - | 1,267 |
| 1979 | - | 1,243 |
| 1978 | - | 1,219 |
| 1977 | - | 1,197 |
| 1976 | - | 1,174 |
| 1975 | - | 1,150 |
| 1974 | - | 1,129 |
| 1973 | - | 1,109 |
| 1972 | - | 1,089 |
| 1971 | - | 1,067 |
| 1970 | - | 1,043 |
| 1969 | - | 1,007 |
| 1968 | - | 969 |
| 1967 | - | 945 |
| 1966 | - | 921 |
| 1965 | - | 895 |
| 1964 | - | 868 |
| 1963 | - | 842 |
| 1962 | - | 815 |
| 1961 | - | 789 |
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