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

Saudi Arabia
0.0172 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0175 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
South Sudan rank
146th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0175 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and South Sudan ranks 146th of 167 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre 0.0017 Persons per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 0.0169 Persons per square kilometre 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre 0.0003 Persons per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Saudi Arabia or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0175 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Saudi Arabia and South Sudan?
0.0003 Persons per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Sudan rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and South Sudan ranks 146th 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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Indicator
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
Last refreshed

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.