How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Somalia vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Somalia

0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Zambia

0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia rank

129th

Zambia rank

128th

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

Somalia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 128th of 190 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	0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
1970s	0.005 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
1980s	0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
1990s	0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
2000s	0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
2010s	0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre	0 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia
2020s	0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?: 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre, with Zambia 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 - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Somalia ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 128th 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: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.