Central African Republic vs Gabon: Population density
Population density over time
- Central African Republic
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 9.64 people per sq. km of land area against 8.27 people per sq. km of land area in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.37 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 204th and Gabon ranks 202nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 people per sq. km of land area | 2.13 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8977 people per sq. km of land area | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 3.66 people per sq. km of land area | 2.55 people per sq. km of land area | 1.1 people per sq. km of land area | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 4.16 people per sq. km of land area | 3.29 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8729 people per sq. km of land area | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 5.29 people per sq. km of land area | 4.31 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9845 people per sq. km of land area | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 6.79 people per sq. km of land area | 5.64 people per sq. km of land area | 1.15 people per sq. km of land area | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 7.53 people per sq. km of land area | 7.77 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2416 people per sq. km of land area | Gabon |
| 2020s | 8.18 people per sq. km of land area | 9.33 people per sq. km of land area | 1.15 people per sq. km of land area | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Central African Republic or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 9.64 people per sq. km of land area against 8.27 people per sq. km of land area in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Central African Republic and Gabon?
- 1.37 people per sq. km of land area, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Gabon rank globally for population density?
- Central African Republic ranks 204th and Gabon ranks 202nd 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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About this data
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.