Djibouti vs South Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Djibouti
0.049 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0498 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
113th
South Africa rank
112th

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

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
00.010.020.030.040.05199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0498 Persons per square kilometre against 0.049 Persons per square kilometre in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0008 Persons per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 112th of 167 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre 0.0358 Persons per square kilometre 0.0081 Persons per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0356 Persons per square kilometre 0.0403 Persons per square kilometre 0.0047 Persons per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.043 Persons per square kilometre 0.0454 Persons per square kilometre 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.048 Persons per square kilometre 0.0492 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Djibouti or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0498 Persons per square kilometre against 0.049 Persons per square kilometre in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Djibouti and South Africa?
0.0008 Persons per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Djibouti ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 112th 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
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.