Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
119th
South Africa rank
120th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Africa
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.033 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0344 1000 No per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
- 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th 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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About this data
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.