Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Rural population density

Guinea
231.49 rural population per sq. km of arable land
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
289.31 rural population per sq. km of arable land
in 2011
Guinea rank
32nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th

Rural population density over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
100150200250300196119862011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 289.31 rural population per sq. km of arable land against 231.49 rural population per sq. km of arable land in Guinea, a difference of 57.82 rural population per sq. km of arable land.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea ranks 32nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 53 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 96.74 rural population per sq. km of arable land 214.47 rural population per sq. km of arable land 117.73 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau
1970s 106.94 rural population per sq. km of arable land 230.57 rural population per sq. km of arable land 123.63 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau
1980s 121.32 rural population per sq. km of arable land 275.6 rural population per sq. km of arable land 154.28 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau
1990s 194.94 rural population per sq. km of arable land 285.89 rural population per sq. km of arable land 90.95 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau
2000s 236.49 rural population per sq. km of arable land 291.61 rural population per sq. km of arable land 55.12 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau
2010s 229.63 rural population per sq. km of arable land 288.05 rural population per sq. km of arable land 58.42 rural population per sq. km of arable land Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population density, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 289.31 rural population per sq. km of arable land against 231.49 rural population per sq. km of arable land in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in rural population density between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
57.82 rural population per sq. km of arable land, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for rural population density?
Guinea ranks 32nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates, published as Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population density (rural population per sq. km of arable land)
Unit
rural population per sq. km of arable land
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.