Gibraltar vs World: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Gibraltar
3.53 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Gibraltar
  • World
01234196119922023

How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 3.53 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre in World, a difference of 3.49 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Gibraltar's figure about 99.3 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Gibraltar has been ahead every year.

Gibraltar ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.

Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar World Difference Ahead
1960s 2.6 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre 2.59 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
1970s 2.95 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre 2.93 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
1980s 3 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 2.98 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
1990s 3 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre 2.98 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
2000s 3.2 1000 No per square kilometre 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre 3.18 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
2010s 3.41 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre 3.38 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar
2020s 3.52 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0346 1000 No per square kilometre 3.48 1000 No per square kilometre Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Gibraltar or World?
Gibraltar, at 3.53 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Gibraltar and World?
3.49 1000 No per square kilometre, with Gibraltar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and World rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Gibraltar ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.