Arrays vs Linked List

Detailed Differences

Array	Linked List
An array is a group of similar data type elements.	A linked list has two parts: data and address.
Elements in the array are stored in a contiguous memory location.	Random storage of memory.
Array works with fixed memory.	The Linked list works with dynamic memory.
Independence of elements of the array.	The elements of a linked list are interdependent.
Array operations such as insertion, deletion, and so on take longer.	When performing operations such as insertion, deletion, and so on, a linked list saves time.
Attempting to access any element in an array is quicker because the element in an array can be accessed directly via the index.	Attempting to access an element in a linked list takes longer because it begins with the initial element of the linked list.
Memory is allocated at the time of compilation in the case of an array.	Memory is allocated at run time in the case of a linked list.
The array's memory utilization is inefficient.	Memory utilization is efficient in the case of a linked list because memory can be allocated or deallocated at run time as needed.

Array is the sequential representation of a list.

A linked list is the linked representation of list

There is no need for an initial size declaration in the case of a linked list because it is a dynamic data structure that can shrink or expand by allocating or deallocating the memory.
In contrast, in an array, an initial size must be declared, and the number of elements cannot surpass that size, linked list also helps in prevent wastage of memory as only the required number of cells is required.
A Linked List can be used to easily implement some beneficial data structures such as queues and stacks.
Insertion and deletion operations in a Linked List are simple because there is no requirement to shift every element after insertion or removal. Only the address in the pointers needs to be changed. We need to shift elements in an array.

The memory required by a linked list is greater than that required by an array because the linked list contains a pointer field in addition to the data field. Memory is also required by the pointer field to store the address of the next node.
To access node an at index x in a linked list, folks must first traverse all the nodes preceding it. In the case of an array, however, we can use arr[x] to directly access an element at index x.
Reverse traversal is not possible in a singly linked list because each node keeps only the address of the subsequent node.