South Africa vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
125th
Zambia rank
128th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 128th of 190 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 125th 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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About this data
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.