Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Senegal
17.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
18.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
58th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 18.14 units per square kilometre against 17.81 units per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.33 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 58th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2.48 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre 0.3732 units per square kilometre Senegal
1970s 3.97 units per square kilometre 3.81 units per square kilometre 0.1534 units per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 5.95 units per square kilometre 6.22 units per square kilometre 0.2704 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 8.25 units per square kilometre 8.34 units per square kilometre 0.092 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 10.96 units per square kilometre 10.8 units per square kilometre 0.1646 units per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 14.18 units per square kilometre 14.3 units per square kilometre 0.1136 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 17.04 units per square kilometre 17.39 units per square kilometre 0.342 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 18.14 units per square kilometre against 17.81 units per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
0.33 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Senegal ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 58th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.