Guam vs United States Virgin Islands: Population density
Population density over time
- Guam
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Guam currently reports 308.34 people per sq. km of land area against 299.76 people per sq. km of land area in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 8.58 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 39th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.1 people per sq. km of land area | 128.48 people per sq. km of land area | 17.63 people per sq. km of land area | Guam |
| 1970s | 181.44 people per sq. km of land area | 245.93 people per sq. km of land area | 64.5 people per sq. km of land area | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 227.43 people per sq. km of land area | 287.14 people per sq. km of land area | 59.72 people per sq. km of land area | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 275.47 people per sq. km of land area | 305.65 people per sq. km of land area | 30.18 people per sq. km of land area | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 303.15 people per sq. km of land area | 309.89 people per sq. km of land area | 6.75 people per sq. km of land area | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 305.18 people per sq. km of land area | 307.7 people per sq. km of land area | 2.52 people per sq. km of land area | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 304.43 people per sq. km of land area | 301.78 people per sq. km of land area | 2.65 people per sq. km of land area | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Guam or United States Virgin Islands?
- Guam, at 308.34 people per sq. km of land area against 299.76 people per sq. km of land area in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Guam and United States Virgin Islands?
- 8.58 people per sq. km of land area, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and United States Virgin Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guam and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population density?
- Guam ranks 39th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 42nd 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.