Taiwan has a population density of 1,675 people per square mile compared to 646 people in Uganda. Taiwan has 16,641 sq ft of land per person vs 51,875 sq ft in Uganda. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Taiwan and Uganda are ranked 10th and 45th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Taiwan has 0.29% of the world's population and 0.02% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.61% of the population and 0.13% of the land area for Uganda, hence the population density in Taiwan is 159.3% higher than in Uganda.
Population density comparison
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,675 ppl/mi² | 646 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 10/197 | 45/197 |
| Population |
23308308
|
52490669
|
| Land area | 13,976 sq mi | 77,421 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,643 sq ft | 43,155 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 72.6% |
| Urban population | n/a | 27.4% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 71% | 3.36% |
Taiwan vs Uganda:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Taiwan increased by 3.37%, compared to a 83.5% growth in Uganda.
In 2004, Taiwan ranked 8th for population density and is in 10th place now. Uganda was 56th in 2004 and ranks 45th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
|
| 2024 | 1,675 | 646 |
| 2023 | 1,670 | 628 |
| 2022 | 1,669 | 611 |
| 2021 | 1,679 | 593 |
| 2020 | 1,687 | 574 |
| 2019 | 1,688 | 555 |
| 2018 | 1,687 | 537 |
| 2017 | 1,685 | 519 |
| 2016 | 1,683 | 501 |
| 2015 | 1,679 | 485 |
| 2014 | 1,675 | 470 |
| 2013 | 1,670 | 456 |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 444 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 431 |
| 2010 | 1,656 | 418 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 408 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 396 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 384 |
| 2006 | 1,633 | 373 |
| 2005 | 1,626 | 362 |
| 2004 | 1,620 | 352 |
| 2003 | 1,614 | 342 |
| 2002 | 1,607 | 331 |
| 2001 | 1,599 | 321 |
| 2000 | 1,587 | 311 |
| 1999 | 1,575 | 301 |
| 1998 | 1,562 | 291.9 |
| 1997 | 1,548 | 283.3 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 275.2 |
| 1995 | 1,522 | 267.9 |
| 1994 | 1,509 | 260.7 |
| 1993 | 1,495 | 252.1 |
| 1992 | 1,481 | 243.5 |
| 1991 | 1,467 | 235.3 |
| 1990 | 1,451 | 227.7 |
| 1989 | 1,435 | 220.5 |
| 1988 | 1,420 | 213.5 |
| 1987 | 1,404 | 206.8 |
| 1986 | 1,389 | 200.5 |
| 1985 | 1,373 | 194.7 |
| 1984 | 1,354 | 189.3 |
| 1983 | 1,335 | 184.3 |
| 1982 | 1,313 | 179.8 |
| 1981 | 1,290 | 175.7 |
| 1980 | 1,267 | 172.1 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 168.5 |
| 1978 | 1,219 | 164.5 |
| 1977 | 1,197 | 160.2 |
| 1976 | 1,174 | 156 |
| 1975 | 1,150 | 152 |
| 1974 | 1,129 | 148.1 |
| 1973 | 1,109 | 144.5 |
| 1972 | 1,089 | 141.1 |
| 1971 | 1,067 | 137.6 |
| 1970 | 1,043 | 133.8 |
| 1969 | 1,007 | 129.8 |
| 1968 | 969 | 125.8 |
| 1967 | 945 | 122 |
| 1966 | 921 | 118.3 |
| 1965 | 895 | 114.7 |
| 1964 | 868 | 111.3 |
| 1963 | 842 | 108 |
| 1962 | 815 | 104.9 |
| 1961 | 789 | 101.9 |
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