Argentina vs Congo: Population density

Argentina
16.64 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Congo
18.11 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Argentina rank
194th
Congo rank
191st

Population density over time

  • Argentina
  • Congo
5101520196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 18.11 people per sq. km of land area against 16.64 people per sq. km of land area in Argentina, a difference of 1.47 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 194th and Congo ranks 191st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 8.08 people per sq. km of land area 3.55 people per sq. km of land area 4.53 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
1970s 9.39 people per sq. km of land area 4.68 people per sq. km of land area 4.71 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
1980s 11 people per sq. km of land area 6 people per sq. km of land area 5.01 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
1990s 12.72 people per sq. km of land area 7.93 people per sq. km of land area 4.8 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
2000s 14.26 people per sq. km of land area 10.75 people per sq. km of land area 3.51 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
2010s 15.79 people per sq. km of land area 14.76 people per sq. km of land area 1.03 people per sq. km of land area Argentina
2020s 16.58 people per sq. km of land area 17.47 people per sq. km of land area 0.8935 people per sq. km of land area Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Argentina or Congo?
Congo, at 18.11 people per sq. km of land area against 16.64 people per sq. km of land area in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Argentina and Congo?
1.47 people per sq. km of land area, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Congo rank globally for population density?
Argentina ranks 194th and Congo ranks 191st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.