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Low income
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Within the “Low income” group, Rwanda leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023 at 566, while Central African Republic sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 8. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0141283424566RwandaRwanda: 566566BurundiBurundi: 533533Gambia, TheGambia, The: 267267UgandaUganda: 243243MalawiMalawi: 224224Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 219219Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 128128Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 117117EthiopiaEthiopia: 114114Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 8484.2Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 7776.6Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 7574.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Rwanda 566
2 Burundi 533
3 Gambia, The 267
4 Uganda 243
5 Malawi 224
6 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 219
7 Syrian Arab Republic 128
8 Sierra Leone 117
9 Ethiopia 114
10 Burkina Faso 84
11 Guinea-Bissau 77
12 Yemen, Rep. 75
13 Afghanistan 64
14 Liberia 57
15 Madagascar 54
16 Congo, Dem. Rep. 47
17 Mozambique 43
18 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 29
19 Eritrea 29
20 Sudan 27
21 Niger 21
22 Mali 19
23 South Sudan 18
24 Chad 15
25 Central African Republic 8

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023, Rwanda leads with a gap of 33 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Central African Republic at 8.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.