Somalia vs Zambia: Population, per square kilometre
Somalia
29.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
27.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
144th
Zambia rank
147th
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.26 units per square kilometre against 27.88 units per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 1.38 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 147th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 units per square kilometre | 4.99 units per square kilometre | 0.2514 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.87 units per square kilometre | 6.65 units per square kilometre | 0.2209 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 10.49 units per square kilometre | 8.99 units per square kilometre | 1.49 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11.7 units per square kilometre | 11.72 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 16.63 units per square kilometre | 15.64 units per square kilometre | 0.9966 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 21.97 units per square kilometre | 21.77 units per square kilometre | 0.1992 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 27.93 units per square kilometre | 26.75 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 29.26 units per square kilometre against 27.88 units per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
- 1.38 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 147th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population 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.