Guyana vs Libya: Population, per square kilometre
Guyana
3.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
4.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
182nd
Libya rank
180th
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4.15 units per square kilometre against 3.91 units per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.24 units per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 182nd and Libya ranks 180th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 2.21 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.76 units per square kilometre | 1.46 units per square kilometre | 2.3 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1980s | 3.91 units per square kilometre | 2.21 units per square kilometre | 1.7 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.84 units per square kilometre | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.86 units per square kilometre | 3.3 units per square kilometre | 0.5587 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.88 units per square kilometre | 3.72 units per square kilometre | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2020s | 3.87 units per square kilometre | 4.08 units per square kilometre | 0.2062 units per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Guyana or Libya?
- Libya, at 4.15 units per square kilometre against 3.91 units per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Guyana and Libya?
- 0.24 units per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Libya rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 182nd and Libya ranks 180th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.