Population density rose 2.83% to 26.3 km per capita in Equatorial Guinea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Equatorial Guinea reached an all time high of 27.0 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 7.67 km per capita in 1979. When compared to Equatorial Guinea's main peers, population density in Cameroon amounted to 45.9 km per capita, 12.7 km per capita in Congo, 6.34 km per capita in Gabon and 185 km per capita in Nigeria in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea has been ranked 137th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Benin | km per capita | 82.0 | 84.3 | 86.7 | 89.1 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | km per capita | 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | km per capita | 6.85 | 6.98 | 7.12 | 7.26 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | km per capita | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | km per capita | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | km per capita | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | km per capita | 171 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 191 |