Congo vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Congo
0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
163rd
Zambia rank
162nd

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

  • Congo
  • Zambia
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 162nd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Congo
1970s 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Congo
2000s 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre Congo
2010s 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Congo
2020s 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 0.012 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Congo and Zambia?
0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 162nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-urban-population-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/zambia/">Congo vs Zambia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.