Gambia vs Saint Lucia: Population density

Gambia
266.58 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Saint Lucia
293.91 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
Saint Lucia rank
43rd

Population density over time

  • Gambia
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 293.91 people per sq. km of land area against 266.58 people per sq. km of land area in Gambia, a difference of 27.33 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.18 people per sq. km of land area 159.93 people per sq. km of land area 114.75 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
1970s 59.44 people per sq. km of land area 180.48 people per sq. km of land area 121.05 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
1980s 84.04 people per sq. km of land area 209.97 people per sq. km of land area 125.93 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
1990s 122.66 people per sq. km of land area 241.18 people per sq. km of land area 118.52 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
2000s 163.26 people per sq. km of land area 269.87 people per sq. km of land area 106.61 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
2010s 216.69 people per sq. km of land area 285.96 people per sq. km of land area 69.27 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia
2020s 257.56 people per sq. km of land area 292.97 people per sq. km of land area 35.41 people per sq. km of land area Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Gambia or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 293.91 people per sq. km of land area against 266.58 people per sq. km of land area in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Gambia and Saint Lucia?
27.33 people per sq. km of land area, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Saint Lucia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Saint Lucia rank globally for population density?
Gambia ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd 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
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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.