Somalia vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Somalia
0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
149th
Zambia rank
152nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 191 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 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0267 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0014 1000 No 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 - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Somalia ranks 149th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.