Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
86th
Zimbabwe rank
84th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
0.010.0150.020.0250.030.035196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0319 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.