Angola vs Zambia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Angola
0.0294 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0277 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
126th
Zambia rank
128th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Angola
  • Zambia
0.010.0150.020.0250.03199020062023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 0.0294 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0017 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Angola ranks 126th and Zambia ranks 128th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.011 Persons per square kilometre 0.0116 Persons per square kilometre 0.0005 Persons per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre 0 Persons per square kilometre Angola
2010s 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre 0.0216 Persons per square kilometre 0.0007 Persons per square kilometre Angola
2020s 0.0281 Persons per square kilometre 0.0266 Persons per square kilometre 0.0016 Persons per square kilometre Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Angola or Zambia?
Angola, at 0.0294 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Angola and Zambia?
0.0017 Persons per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Angola ranks 126th and Zambia ranks 128th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.