Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
0.0412 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0385 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
118th
South Africa rank
121st

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • South Africa
0.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0412 units per square kilometre against 0.0385 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0027 units per square kilometre.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0115 units per square kilometre 0.0228 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0278 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0314 units per square kilometre 0.033 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0396 units per square kilometre 0.0375 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0412 units per square kilometre against 0.0385 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
0.0027 units per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.